Housing Caretaker

London Borough of Hounslow; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in Hounslow is looking for a Housing Caretaker to ensure communal areas are clean and safe. This role involves working closely with residents and requires excellent people skills. Candidates should be organized, flexible, and willing to learn. A full driving license is essential, and training will be provided. The position offers a 36-hour work week, Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Proficient in using a Smartphone and email.
• Experience in a cleaning role is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all communal areas are clean and tidy.
• Follow Health and Safety legislation.
• Use technology relevant to the role.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Job description

About Us At Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

About The Role

The Caretaking Service is a fast paced, customer orientated service who take personal responsibility for all issues arising on our estates.

The Caretakers are responsible for ensuring internal and external communal areas on our council Estates ensuring they are tidy, litter free, clean, and safe, taking an active part in estate improvements and carrying out their tasks to a high standard they aim to meet or exceed the Councils objective for Cleaner Greener Estates.

The team work closely with the Housing Service, other internal departments, and external organisations to ensure that residents get the best service and opportunities to live independently and safely in their homes.

As you will be working in a customer facing role, excellent people skills are essential.

You will also need to be proficient in using a Smartphone, email, and other relevant digital tools and applications.

Experience of cleaning, preferably in a social housing setting, is desirable but not essential as full training will be given for the role.

Our current vacancies will require the applicant to be able to drive a company vehicle.

Key Responsibilities:

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

• To keep all communal areas clean and tidy following cleaning standards including colour coding.
• To understand and follow all the Health and Safety legislation.
• To use technology and equipment relevant to the role.
• To monitor cleaning product stock level and request replacements.
  
  

Your Skills:

• Flexible, able to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Communicative, approachable, a listener and a problem solver who can work with integrity.
• Organised, professional, willing to learn and can take responsibility for their own actions.
• Understands and promotes Health and Safety in all decisions and actions undertaken.
  
  

About You

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Estate Services Team as a Housing Caretaker.

• In this role you would be responsible for ensuring internal and external communal areas on our Housing Estates are tidy, litter free, clean, and safe, taking an active part in estate improvements and carrying out their tasks to a high standard they aim to meet or exceed the Councils objective for Cleaner Greener Estates.
• You will have the opportunity to develop your skills and undertake training to enhance your knowledge and experience in the wider housing department.
• The role involves working as a Mobile Caretaker
• 36 hours a week (Monday – Friday)
  
  

Professional Qualification

Full Driving licence Manual Drive Only

Essential For The Role:

Basic DBS

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email:

Telephone: [phone]

Interviews for this job will take place on 4th and 5th November 2025.

Email:

Telephone: [phone]

Interviews for this job will take place on 4th and 5th November 2025.