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Caretaker - Grade 2

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Birmingham City Council is seeking a Caretaker to join their neighbourhood team, supported by Hays recruitment.
  • Candidates should have previous experience in a similar role and be able to perform maintenance tasks, including basic repairs and safety checks.
  • The position offers a competitive hourly rate and a guaranteed long-term, full-time role until March 2025, with potential for permanent employment.
  • Applicants must be immediately available and demonstrate the ability to identify and resolve hazards independently.
  • This role provides access to a dedicated consultant and free online training to enhance professional skills.

Your new companyDue to the partnership between Hays and Birmingham City Council, we are looking to recruit a Caretaker to support their neighbourhood team. Being the largest leading local authority in the whole of Europe, Birmingham City Council are renowned for their expertise in public services and endless opportunities. Birmingham City Council provides the city's residents with a number of services to ensure stability within citizens' daily lives.Your new roleYou will be responsible for the delivery of a high standard of caretaking, cleaning, health and safety and maintenance services across specified neighbourhoods. This will include the cleaning of internal and external communal areas of high rise and low rise blocks and other housing/ communal areas within the neighbourhood. You will also be providing assistance to customers relating to general housing related queries, liaising with Neighbourhood Caretakers, District Neighbourhood Caretakers and other BCC colleagues.What you'll need to succeedYou will need to have had previous experience in a similar job role and be able to take care of any tasks required to ensure the maintenance of the service, including carrying out basic repairs, maintenance and safety checks. Within this role, you will need to use your initiative and be able to identify hazards and resolve them.You must be immediately available.What you'll get in returnYou will be paid a competitive hourly rate and have a guaranteed long-term, full-time role until March 2025, with further opportunities for permanent positions. As a Hays contractor, you will have a dedicated consultant who will support you throughout the recruitment process as well as whilst you are at work. You will be given access to our training platform, where you can assign yourself to free online training to enhance your own skills.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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