Mobile Caretaker

STEVENAGE BOROUGH COUNCIL; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Holidays: 25–31 days

Job summary

Stevenage Borough Council is seeking a Mobile Caretaker to join our team in Stevenage. You will be responsible for cleaning communal areas, performing safety inspections, and acting as the on-site representative to tenants and management. A proactive, team‑oriented approach is essential.

The role involves physical tasks, weekend rota work, and interacting with contractors and residents to ensure works are completed on time. Training and pension benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of cleaning communal areas and welfare facilities.
• Ability to conduct basic health and safety inspections and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning duties and maintain tidiness of estates and communal areas.
• Conduct health and safety inspections and report issues.
• Liaise between tenants, leaseholders and management on site.
• Act as Stevenage Borough Council’s representative on site and provide courteous, efficient service.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Health & safety awareness

Job description

Job Reference000539FunctionBuilding Safety and Property ServicesSalary£26,427 to £27,274 pa – pro rata for hours workedStatusFull TimeJob TypePermanentHours Of Work37Mobile CaretakerMore detailsJob Title Mobile CaretakerPost Number 000539Weekly Working Hours 37Salary Range £26,427 to £27,274 pa – pro rata for hours workedContact Type PermanentLocation StevenageAbout the roleAs a Caretaker you will work as part of a team to ensure that all our estates and communal areas are clean, tidy and in a safe condition You will carry out cleaning duties as well as health and safety inspections, liaise between tenants, leaseholders and management, and as act as Stevenage Borough Council’s representative when on site, you will provide a courteous and efficient service at all timesAbout youThe ideal candidate will have experience of working with contractors and tenants/residents on site to achieve agreed works are completed within agreed timeframes. You will carry out glass and cleaning duties as well as health and safety inspections. You will be expected to liaise between tenants, leaseholders and management, and as act as Stevenage Borough Council’s representative when on site, you will always provide a courteous and efficient service.The successful candidate will be able to work effectively as part of a team, with the ability to build effective working relationships. You will need the ability to complete physically demanding tasks and to work to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment. The post holder will be required to work weekends on a rota basis. Further details will be provided at interview.Our benefits• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants• Flexible working: Available upon request, subject to operational requirements.• Part time and Job share opportunities: All our full-time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.• Leave: A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.• Holidays: 25 days holiday rising to 31 days (depending on Local Government service)• Training: An extensive range of learning and development opportunities• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues• Travel: Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport• Cycling: Cycle to Work scheme• Stevenage Credit Union: Secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.• Employee Discounts: Via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)• Wellbeing: Discounted Health and Fitness membership• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade UnionHow to applyAll applications must be made on onlineFor an informal discussion about this role please contact:Name: Sandra ClarkJob Title: Caretaking supervisorPhone Number:07706 348084Email: [e-mail] date for receipt of applications: 29 November 2026Interviews will be held week commencing: 06 December 2026Please note that if we receive a large volume of applications for this role, we reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the published closing dateStevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For posts identified with regular contact with these groups applicants will be required to undertake a Value Based Interview. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by Hertfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board | Hertfordshire County CouncilWe are changing.Stevenage Borough Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Stevenage Borough Council on 1 April 2028, it is expected that the majority of roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings – Protection of Employment) principles.LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better.To find out more, visit Local Government Reorganisation | Shaping Hertfordshire's FutureStevenage Borough Council is committed to Equal Opportunities for All.Send to FriendApply Now