Mobile Caretaker (Bank)

Octavia Development Services Limited; London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Mobile Caretaker, where your role is crucial in maintaining the cleanliness and safety of properties across London. You will be responsible for high-standard cleaning, managing repairs, and ensuring health and safety practices are adhered to. This position offers the opportunity to work flexibly across various sites while engaging with residents and contributing to a positive community image. If you have a background in caretaking or cleaning and are passionate about maintaining safe and tidy environments, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning, caretaking, or building management.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices related to cleaning.

Responsibilities

• Ensure properties are cleaned to a high standard and report repairs.
• Participate in site inspections and provide resident support.

Skills

Cleaning

Caretaking

Building Management

Health and Safety Practices

DIY/Maintenance Tasks

Job description

We are currently seeking Mobile Caretakers to join our Communal Services Team based in Central and West London. The Communal Services Team provides a high standard of services to Octavia Housing properties, tenants, and leaseholders. Our Mobile Caretakers hold a key role in ensuring our properties and surrounding area are clean, tidy, safe, secure, and in good condition.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

1. Ensuring all properties covered by the mobile team are cleaned to a high standard including regular sweeping of external areas, removing litter from communal gardens, cleaning internal areas, prompt removal of graffiti, and carrying out gardening as required.
2. Reporting and following up on all communal repairs.
3. Inspecting any play equipment on a regular basis and reporting any repairs or breakages promptly to ensure the equipment is safe.
4. Participating in site inspections.
5. Providing advice/signposting residents to other services and reporting any support needs to the Housing Services Team.
6. Providing a positive image of the Estate Services team and Octavia Housing.
7. Ensuring all health and safety practices are followed in line with Octavia’s policies and procedures, and that all work is carried out safely.
8. Working flexibly at a large number of different sites as required.

This role would suit an individual who has a background in cleaning, caretaking, or building management, with sound knowledge of health and safety practices and requirements in relation to cleaning, including COSHH and Manual Handling. You will be able to deal with our residents' concerns and complaints while liaising with our contractors.

In order to be considered for this role, you must be:

1. Able to be on call out of hours and deal with emergencies as required.
2. Able to manage and prioritize your own work effectively.
3. Able to carry out basic DIY/maintenance tasks.
4. Able to carry out physical tasks on a daily basis.

Throughout all of our operations, we expect all our staff to behave by four simple values: Respectful, Responsive, Reliable, and Resourceful.

This job role will be offering £13.22 per hour.

Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our employees. Everyone is welcome.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.