Caretaker

3 months contract with A Local Authority

Job Summary:

·         To work as part of a team in delivering cleaner, safer and well maintained estates and blocks whilst continuously improving services to the common parts of estates in accordance with agreed targets and the aspirations of residents.

Key Duties/Accountabilities:

·         To be responsible for completing cleaning tasks in compliance with schedules, frequencies and methods which are defined or may be amended in accordance with the guidelines or as directed by Neighbourhood Caretaking Team Leader.

·         Utilising equipment and technology, as directed and provided, for the better performance of the required duties.

·         The sweeping and/or washing of all communal staircases, entrances, foyers, passages, courtyards, car parks, hard standing areas, chute chamber rooms and refuse storage rooms.

·         The cleaning and/or washing of lift car floors and walls, lamp shades and diffusers, estate signs, stair balustrades, estate furniture and other such communal fixtures and fittings as may be prescribed.

·         Remove and cleanly dispose of any overspill in refuse container storage rooms.

·         Rotate refuse containers to avoid such overspills as required.

·         Check refuse chutes and if possible, clear blockages. If not possible to clear, report to the Neighbourhood Caretaking Team Leader or other appropriate officer.

·         Empty and clean estate litterbins.

·         Remove weeds and other plant material, as required, from hard standing areas.

·         Litter pick all estate shrub/rose/flower beds.

·         Sweep all hard standing communal areas including car parks, playgrounds, and drying areas.

·         Remove graffiti from any estate area within agreed timescales: Abusive/offensive/illegal = 24 hours. All other graffiti within 5 working days.

Essential Experience Required:

·         Experience of meeting targets.

·         Experience of working in a customer focused environment.

·         Experience of working with people from different backgrounds.

The closing date for this position is 12/04/24