Caretaker

Salary: £20,777 - £23,996 per annum Job Location: Tonbridge – New Wharf Road Hours: 36 per week Contract Type: 1 x Permanent and 1 x Fixed Term Contract ending 31st March 2024 We’re looking for a Caretaker who is customer focussed and flexible! You’ll be responsible for inspecting and cleaning communal areas including sweeping and mopping, external litter picking, leaf clearance, cleaning bin areas and rotating bins. You’ll carry out health and safety checks and report bulk rubbish, graffiti and abandoned vehicles to the appropriate teams. Working to high standards you’ll also rotate bins to ensure refuse chutes are clear and bulk is prepared for uplift or to carry out removal with other members of the team. You’ll have responsibility for ensuring that our blocks are kept clean and left hazard free at each visit and high standards are maintained. With an understanding and awareness of Health and Safety issues, you’ll ensure that your work and time is recorded using the systems in place and that all repairs or H&S issues are photographed with details referred to the appropriate teams. Acting as a point of contact you’ll ensure there is good communication with all teams and departments and promote a positive image, reporting any tenancy issues identified or suspected to the Housing Officer. You’ll also be required to carry out maintenance of internal areas of blocks, this may include cleaning up spillages/breakages. If you are customer driven, with a flexible and can do attitude, we look forward to hearing from you. Closing Date: Sunday 18th June 2023 at midnight. Interviews will be held on the 6th and 7th July
Applicants must hold a full valid manual UK driving licence as you may be required to drive company vehicles for work use only. This post is subject to Basic Criminal Record Check Clearance. About Clarion Housing Clarion Housing is the largest housing association in the country, with 125,000 homes across more than 170 local authorities. It is our mission to provide homes to those who need them most. We are committed to making a difference to the lives of our residents, as well as investing in and maintaining our homes. We are long-term stewards in our communities, playing an active role in shaping neighbourhoods and places where people want to live. www.clarionhg.com Diversity and Inclusion We want Clarion to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Clarion an inclusive place to work.