Caretaker/manual Labour - London, United Kingdom - BBS Recruitment Ltd

BBS Recruitment Ltd

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

BBS Recruitment is currently recruiting an experienced Caretaker / Manual Labour in a temporary to permanent position for our client in Tower Hamlets Homes, London.

Job Purpose and Caretaker / Manual Labour:

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.

Special Conditions and Caretaker / Manual Labour:

In line with other Local Authorities and similar organisations this post will require a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Key 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.

To work as part of a team in delivering measurable increases in customer satisfaction levels.

To actively engage as part of the Environmental Services team to seek more efficient and effective methods of ensuring that estates are clean and safe for residents who live there as well as visitors.

To achieve cleaning requirements as set out in the local work programme using appropriate equipment and chemicals in accordance with health and safety guidelines.

To clean all common parts of a housing estate, in accordance with the local work programme, schedules and frequencies.

Methods required, which, not exclusively, will include:

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.

In accordance with the local work programme, schedules and frequencies and/or as required:

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 it is 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 picks 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.

To liaise with residents, Safer Tower Hamlets Teams, Estate Wardens and other services in emergency situations.

Requirements:

2 Years References

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Temporary contract, Temp to perm, Freelance

Contract length: 24 months

Part-time hours: 35 per week

Salary:
£13.50-£15.00 per hour

Benefits: