Ground Maintenance Operative

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Croydon; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Safety boots provided

PPE provided

Job summary

Southern Housing in Croydon is seeking a team member to support estate services, undertaking a wide range of duties including minor internal and external property repairs, and supporting cleaning and gardening teams to keep communal areas well maintained. Tools and PPE provided, uniform and safety boots supplied, ability to undertake physically demanding work.

You will work from local estates and hubs across our area of operation, be a point of contact for residents, report repairs, perform

Qualifications

• DBS check required.
• Ability to undertake physically demanding work.
• Use cleaning equipment and basic tools as directed.

Responsibilities

• Ensure communal areas are clean and well maintained.
• Carry out spot cleaning: sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, litter picking.
• Sweep, disinfect and tidy refuse chutes, bins and bin areas.
• Use machinery (jet washers, steam cleaners) for deep cleaning when required.
• Carry out minor repairs as directed by the Estate Services Manager.
• Report repairs or defects to maintenance and follow up actions.
• Carry out tests/inspections and submit detailed reports when requested.
• Provide cover for colleagues and be a point of contact for residents.

Job description

Location: Mosaic East, 4th Floor,17 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 6SR, Southern Housing

Salary: £14.10 per hour

DBS Required

The role

Reporting to our local Estate Services Manager you will undertake a wide range of duties

including minor internal and external property repairs, and supplementing the work of our

cleaning and gardening teams ensuring that our communal areas are well maintained. You will

be provided with tools and machinery to help you undertake your tasks and we will supply you

with a new uniform, safety boots and personal protective equipment. You will need to have the

ability to undertake physically demanding work.

The location

Our front-line teams work from our local estates and hubs across our area of operation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Ensuring our communal areas are clean and well maintained, carrying out spot cleaning e.g.
• sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, polishing, litter picking etc as directed.
• Sweep, disinfect and keep tidy refuse chutes, bins and bin areas (where appropriate)
• When required, use machinery (jet washers, steam cleaners etc) to carry out deep cleaning.
• Any training required will be provided.
• Carry out some minor repairs of a basic, semi-skilled nature as directed by the Scheme
• Manager or Estate Services Manager. This could in in a communal area or resident’s home.
• Report any repairs or defects in communal areas, that you cannot resolve, to maintenance
• department/ line manager and follow up actions as required.
• Carry out tests inspections and submit detailed reports as and when requested.
• Provide cover in the absence of other colleagues.
• Be a point of contact for residents, assist where possible or refer enquiries to colleagues.
• Be aware of vulnerable customers and, where appropriate, highlight their needs to your line
• Act in a friendly, polite, and professional way at all times, even when challenged by
• residents or visitors to the estate.
• Understand your responsibilities as an employee under Health and Safety legislation.
• Always adopt a safe system of work, using all safety clothing and equipment which is
• provided and generally taking responsibility for your own safety.
• No role profile can cover every issue which may arise within the post at various times and
• the postholder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which are broadly