One of the UK’s leading providers of housing, care and community services, Sanctuary Group employs around 13,000 people and manages more than 100,000 units of accommodation throughout England and Scotland, including general rented, retirement living, supported housing, student and key worker accommodation and care homes. Sanctuary also provides a range of other services including maintenance, care and telecare, all of which are delivered by our dedicated employees who are completely committed to customer service.
Mobile Caretaker
London – covering Bromley, Streatham, Brixton, Croydon
£26,963
- £28,383 per year
40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 16:30pm
We have an opportunity for a Mobile Caretaker to join our Estate Services team, based in London. As a Mobile Caretaker you will be responsible for maintaining communal areas of our sheltered, supported living and general needs properties. You will work alongside another caretaker in a team of 2 and will have a company van for business use only.
The role of Mobile Caretaker will include:
- Undertaking general caretaking and cleaning duties including cleaning communal areas such as stairs, doors and windows, communal lounge and rest room areas, moving bulk waste
- Grounds maintenance tasks when required to include lawn mowing, hedge trimming and general upkeep
- Working with customers to identify faults, resolving issues and improving services
- Completing all documents and paperwork concerning tasks completed
- Ensuring tools and equipment are maintained in a suitable condition
Skills and experiences:
- Literacy and numeracy equivalent to Grade C English and Maths GCSE
- Experience in a similar role or completing similar tasks
- Some experience of working to deadlines and prioritising work loads
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
- Practical experience in operating hand tools and light machinery
- Good communication and customer care skills
- This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence
About us
Sanctuary Property Services provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values
- working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.
Our Benefits
As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:
- 24 days annual leave plus public holidays
- A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
- Life Assurance
- Employee Volunteering scheme
- Employee Advice Service including counselling
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Voluntary health plans
- Employee discounts
- Wellbeing support and tools
- Employee recognition scheme
- Role salary is £26,219 with an additional policy allowance of £744 per annum (rising to £27,599 with an additional policy allowance of £783 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)
For more information please visit : https://jobs.sanctuary-group.co.uk/go/Sanctuary-Property-Services/4472801/
Closing Date: 12 May 2024
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
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