We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Caretaker, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £16.36 - £21.42 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the Estate Services Co-ordinator (ESC) and the Quality Assurance Officers (QAOs) who assist the ESC in caretaker management. Also liaising with management and staff at the Area Offices.
• The completion of daily management control information and other documentation as required.
• Keeping records of complaints made by tenants and reporting cases of fire, burglary, flood and other important incidents to the Area Office / Housing Department as required.
• Reporting contravening of tenancy regulations by tenants.
• Reporting of abandoned vehicles/illegal parking on the estates and liaising with Estate Service Officers and contractors as necessary.
• Maintaining the lighting of communal areas.

Qualifications:

• To demonstrate a reasonable standard of literacy and numeracy
• Some experience of cleaning or caretaking duties (paid/unpaid)

Required Skills:

• Ability to carry out cleaning duties, working alone or within teams.
• Ability to deal with complaints of disrepair.
• Ability to negotiate a congenial paired working arrangement with an assigned caretaker. Where arrangements are in line with service needs and meet management approval.
• Ability to react to and deal with emergency situations, e.g. fire, flood and lift breakdowns.
• Ability to supply brief reports on background and action taken in respect of emergencies or unusual occurrences.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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