Caretaker (Supported Living) - Sutton, United Kingdom - Progress Housing Group Ltd

Progress Housing Group Ltd

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Sutton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

ABOUT THE POST:

"A career in Progress Housing Group is an opportunity to have a direct impact on the service provided for our community."
Progress Housing Group delivers housing and related services, including the management of nearly 11,000 homes. We are focused on delivering a customer-focused, high quality service.

Join us and you will part of a team working together to provide high quality homes, support independence and create opportunities for individuals and communities.

In this role you will be responsible for providing a caretaker service at our Supported Living properties in the Sutton area and playing a major role in fulfilling the Group's health and safety responsibilities.

To liaise with support providers, at the schemes to ensure compliance to health and safety. Also ensuring any repairs are addressed, and/or completed/reported in a timely manner. You will also liaise with the Housing Officer & Tenants on a regular basis to ensure works required are co-ordinated effectively

WHAT WILL THE RIGHT PERSON LOOK LIKE?

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
This role has a number of core objectives including:

Undertaking and recording building inspections for health and safety and security purposes, reporting any problems as required.

This includes day to day inspections including plant room and outside areas, fixing, reporting and following up on faults to a satisfactory conclusion.

Overseeing and supporting cleaning of the communal areas. This will include corridors, stairs, lifts, laundry rooms, communal WC's, lounges, offices, grounds incl. car park. This includes monthly wet room shower drain cleaning where applicable and the recording and maintenance of substances in store cupboards (COSHH).
Place and manage orders using computer systems for equipment required for the Scheme in line with Group procedures.
Carrying out of minor repairs within the buildings, including within tenants' flats such as touch up painting, light bulb changing, clearing blocked waste pipes etc. External duties such as gritting pavements and walkways.
Liaising with the support site team about contractors visiting the building. This includes external contractors for the fire system, CCTV, emergency lighting, lift, door access, specialised WCs and assisted bathing facilities, hoists and general maintenance. You will be required to ensure access for contractors and escort them around the schemes.
Work alongside Support Site team and other agencies, to ensure our tenants are able to manage their tenancy and are happy in their home.
The role will require local travel between our properties in the Sutton area and therefore you will need access to own vehicle.

You can look forward to:

Competitive salaries offered and benchmarked regularly
We support employee development and promote continuous learning
26 Days Annual Leave, with an additional 5 days after 5 years and a further 2 days after 10 years
Birthday Leave an additional day's leave for you on or around your birthday
Volunteering time one day's paid leave for volunteering activity
Training and Development

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their career and work within a fast paced service.

Additional Information

To find out more about this exciting opportunity, please click on the job description to find more details and a person specification.

Application Closing Date: 16th
April 2023

Interview Date: 19th
April 2023

Please note on the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately.