Mobile Estate Caretaker

Reed; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Mobile Caretaker to maintain the cleanliness and safety of housing estates. This role involves inspecting and cleaning communal areas, performing health and safety checks, and ensuring that high standards are upheld. With a focus on teamwork and communication, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the living environment for residents. The position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to community well-being while working with a reputable housing association. If you are passionate about maintaining safe and clean spaces, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Van Provided

Fuel Card Provided

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and maintaining communal areas.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and clean communal areas, ensuring high standards.
• Report health and safety issues and maintain communication with teams.

Skills

Health and Safety Awareness

Cleaning Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Tools

Van

Fuel Card

Job description

Mobile Caretaker

• Mobile position. Must have a full UK Driving licence as van and fuel card provided.
• Temp-perm positions.
• 3 months Temp to be then taken on perm.
• PAYE: £13.15 per hour PAYE or £16.10 per hour Umbrella.
• Location: North London, Islington.
• Van and fuel card provided.

My client is a well-known housing association and they’re seeking experienced Estate Caretakers to clean and maintain internal, external and all common areas of housing blocks and estates.

You’ll be responsible for inspecting and cleaning communal areas including sweeping and mopping, external litter picking, leaf clearance, cleaning bin areas and rotating bins. You’ll carry out health and safety checks and report bulk rubbish, graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the appropriate teams.

Working to high standards, you’ll also rotate bins to ensure refuse chutes are clear and bulk is prepared for uplift. You’ll have responsibility for ensuring that our blocks are kept clean and left hazard-free at each visit and high standards are maintained.

With an understanding and awareness of Health and Safety issues, you’ll ensure that your work and time is recorded using the systems in place and that all repairs or H&S issues are photographed with details referred to the appropriate teams.

Acting as a point of contact, you’ll ensure there is good communication with all teams and departments and promote a positive image, reporting any tenancy issues identified or suspected to the Housing Officer.

You’ll also be required to carry out maintenance of internal areas of blocks, including the cleaning of internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walls and removing cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings.

Hours: 0800 - 1600 / Monday - Friday

Key Responsibilities:

• Take personal responsibility for ensuring that the estate is clean, tidy, landscaped, litter-free and safe from hazards by delivering a high-quality caretaking and grounds maintenance service to residents. Identify and assist in ways to improve the internal and external environment through working closely as part of a team and taking pride in the role.
• Rotate bins regularly to ensure refuse chutes are clear and ensure bulk bins are placed ready for collection.
• Sweep and wash communal staircases and landings as appropriate.
• Clean internal ledges, sills, handrails, balustrades, doors, walls and remove cobwebs from light fittings and all surroundings.
• Following the removal of refuse from the dustbins/bulk refuse containers, hose down and disinfect the area.

If this is of interest, please send me a copy of your CV and I will be happy to give you a call to discuss.