What we’re looking for:

• Experience in caretaking services (Essential)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety (Essential)
• Experience in customer service (Essential)
• Knowledge of IT systems (Essential)
• Full UK Driving Licence (Desirable)

If you do, this role is perfect for you! Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for Environment Caretaker on a permanent contract at Strawberry Vale.

A bit about the role:

As a Environment Caretaker, some of the key results for the role include:

• Cleans communal internal* and external areas in line with agreed schedule, targets and priorities.
• Includes nurseries, TA Halls, community centres etc. (to certain estates)
• Removes refuse bags and household items from hopper head areas, outside refuse chambers and other communal areas.
• Cleans overspill from refuse collection
• Changes paladin bins under refuse chute as necessary
• Cleans estate signs and low-level light bollards as necessary
• Clears blocked rubbish chutes
• Cleans internal & external glass (where accessible)
• Removes graffiti
• Removes and store (as appropriate) bulk rubbish in designated area
• Where necessary, makes safe broken windows/doors etc, pending repair by Maintenance staff
• Clears gutters, drain covers, hopper heads
• Where appropriate, unblocks drains, including kitchen drains (external to properties)
• Reports any estate defects, fly-tipping or anti-social behaviour to the appropriate authorities
• Checks communal lighting/timers and reports blown bulbs as necessary, (including office light bulbs) and emergency testing done monthly
• Playareas inspected and recorded weekly
• Secures estate gates and doors where appropriate
• Where Fire Brigade keys are not fitted, assist contractors etc. with access to intake cupboards
• Advises Team Manager/Supervisor of equipment to be ordered
• Ensures stores and equipment are secure and accounted for.
• Delivers Trust letters, circulars etc as appropriate to residents’ properties
• Actively engages and participates in regular scheduled one 2 one meetings with Team Manager/Supervisor.

A bit about us:

Peabody are one of the largest housing associations in the UK, and we’ll be even bigger when our merger with Catalyst is complete in April 2023. Our mission is to help people flourish and an important part of this is to ensure that our organisation reflects the wider communities we serve. We want to attract recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our residents and customers.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays

• Two additional paid volunteering days each year

• Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal

Are you ready to apply?

To be considered for the [job title], please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.

If you need to ask us anything else at all, feel free to drop an email to recruitment@peabody.org.uk and one of our team will be in touch.