Mobile Estate Services Caretaker - Berkshire

Morgan Hunt UK Limited; England; Remote; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Mobile Caretaker to ensure trust estates are clean, safe, and welcoming. This position involves traveling across multiple sites, reporting hazards, and maintaining communal areas. Candidates must have a full UK driving licence, excellent customer service skills, and a proactive attitude. This role offers hands-on work and a company van for travel.

Benefits

Company van provided

Flexible schedule

Qualifications

• Must have a valid UK driving licence.
• Great customer service and communication skills are essential.
• Basic literacy and numeracy are required.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations is important.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.
• Physical fitness is crucial for hands-on work.
• A flexible, proactive attitude is needed.
• Willingness to undergo a Basic DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide cover for caretaking and gardening colleagues across the estate portfolio.
• Keep communal areas clean, tidy, and graffiti-free.
• Report repairs, vandalism, and safety hazards.
• Attend estate walk-arounds to help tackle anti-social behavior.
• Maintain refuse systems and carry out scheduled cleaning tasks.
• Perform safety checks, including emergency lighting and fire alarm testing.
• Work closely with the Estate Services Area Manager.

Skills

Customer service skills

Communication skills

Understanding of health and safety regulations

Ability to work independently

Physically fit

Team-player mindset

Job description

Overview

Morgan Hunt is recruiting for a Mobile Caretaker to work with a Housing Trust based in Berkshire on a Permanent basis. The details of the job are below.

Hours: Full-time 36 hours 7.30am to 15.30pm Mon - Fri

Salary: £27,248 per year

Location: Berkshire

Must have full clean driving licence; company van will be provided.

Job Role

Mobile Caretaker, you will be the go-to person for keeping trust estates clean, safe, and welcoming. You will travel across multiple sites, ensuring communal areas are spotless, hazards are reported, and residents feel proud of where they live. With a company van provided, you will be out and about, making a visible difference every day.

What you’ll do

• Provide cover for caretaking and gardening colleagues across our estate portfolio
• Keep communal areas clean, tidy, and graffiti‑free
• Report repairs, vandalism, and safety hazards
• Attend estate walk‑abouts to help tackle anti‑social behaviour
• Maintain refuse systems and carry out scheduled cleaning tasks
• Perform safety checks, including emergency lighting and fire alarm testing
• Work closely with the Estate Services Area Manager to keep everything running smoothly

What you’ll need

• A valid UK driving licence
• Great customer service and communication skills
• Basic literacy and numeracy
• Understanding of health and safety regulations
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload
• Physically fit and ready for hands‑on work
• A flexible, proactive attitude and a team‑player mindset
• Willingness to undergo a Basic DBS check

Please read before applying

This is a mobile role, so flexibility is key. This role is based in Reading, but you will be required to cover all areas of the North Counties. You’ll be travelling between sites in a company van, and you’ll need a full UK driving licence. A Basic DBS check is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Morgan Hunt is a multi‑award‑winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.