Mobile Caretaker

Great Places Housing Group; Oldham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Healthcare benefits

Discounts and offers

Annual leave 26–30 days

Employee recognition program

Season ticket loans

Wage access

Job summary

Great Places Housing Group in Oldham is seeking a hands-on Caretaker to keep our estates safe, clean and well maintained on site. You will be the visible point of contact for residents and work within a dedicated mobile team to support community living.

The role focuses on practical tasks, safety checks and responsive repairs, with opportunities to develop a positive presence in our neighbourhoods while delivering reliable service to Great Places communities.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence required.
• Experience in a similar caretaker role is essential.
• IT proficiency and use of PDAs.
• Ability to work in a team or independently.
• Good time management and ability to meet deadlines.
• Flexible, positive attitude and willingness to adapt.
• Comfortable working alone or as part of a team.
• Site Health and Safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness, safety and repair to estates, blocks and schemes.
• Carry out cleaning tasks: hoovering, sweeping, mopping, cleaning of communal doors, glazing, lighting, dirt removal.
• Perform Health & Safety checks and report issues to Compliance.
• Carry out minor repairs or proactive maintenance in communal areas (bulbs, handles, moss removal, painting, graffiti removal, etc.).

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Caretaker experience

IT proficiency & PDAs

Teamwork skills

Time management

Flexible attitude

Independent/own initiative

Health & Safety awareness

Tools

PDA devices

Job description

You will be a point of contact for customer queries when on site and manage customer expectations. You will promote a positive image of Great Places through the establishment of good working relationships with customers by being present in our neighbourhoods. You will be working as part of a dedicated mobile and flexible team to manage our customers’ accommodation and ensure the general successful running of Great Places communities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Responsibility for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness, safety and repair to our estates, blocks and schemes.
• Carrying out hoovering, sweeping, mopping, cleaning of communal doors, glazed areas, lighting, high & low level dusting, litter picking outside, ensuring all areas are clean and litter free.
• You will also carry out Health & Safety checks ensuring communal areas are free from combustible materials, slip and trip hazards, carrying out emergency light, fire alarm, legionella testing, reporting any issues identified to Compliance.
• You will be carrying out any minor repairs or proactive maintenance in communal areas, including but not limited to; light bulbs, door handles, removal of weeds from hard standings / path areas, jet washing, painting / moss removal/touching up of walls, graffiti removal, adjusting light timers etc.

What You’ll Need

• Full UK driving licence
• To have worked in a similar Caretaker role and competent at carrying out general handy person tasks
• Competent in IT and using PDAs
• Ability to work as part of a team or on your own
• Ability to manage your own time and work to deadlines
• Demonstrate a positive can do attitude
• A flexible approach to the working day
• You are as comfortable working on your own as you are as part of a team
• Site Health and Safety awareness for yourself and others

What We Need From You

• You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects.
• A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
• A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
• Respecting professional boundaries and conducting yourself and a professional manner at all times
• A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
• To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity

What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment

• Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
• WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members
• The Market Place ¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
• Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years+ Bank Holidays
• Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
• Help with transport ¦We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates .
• Wage Stream ¦You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages

At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.

Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment.

All successful applicant(s) will be subject to an enhanced criminal records background check (Child and Adult Workforce, Child Barred List). Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.