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Neighbourhood Caretaker - Driving Required - Grade 3

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Birmingham City Council is seeking a Caretaker to support their neighbourhood team, emphasizing public service and community stability.
  • The role involves managing a team of Estate Caretakers, ensuring cleanliness and safety in high-rise and low-rise blocks, with a focus on fire safety.
  • Candidates must have a full, clean UK driving license and access to their own vehicle, along with business insurance or willingness to obtain it.
  • The hourly rate starts at £13.45 for the first 13 weeks, increasing to £15.56 thereafter, inclusive of holiday allowance.
  • Previous caretaking experience is preferred, and training will be provided for all aspects of the role.

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 roleThis role is essential as care-taking staff keep the blocks, estates and neighbourhoods clean and safe and contribute to the City's cleaner, greener commitment to its residents.As a landlord, Birmingham City Council have a legal obligation towards cleaning and maintenance within multi-storey blocks for which tenants pay a service charge. You will manage a team of Estate Caretakers and will be tasked with providing a cleaning service to all high-rise and low-rise blocks within Central/North Birmingham. There is a strong emphasis on Fire Safety and keeping the blocks in a good state of repair.Some basic building knowledge would be an advantage, but training will be provided on all aspects of the role. The City Council also operates tipper vehicles to collect fly tip waste from housing land and you may be asked on occasions to drive this vehicle and therefore you must hold a full driving license

What you'll need to succeedYou must have a full, clean UK driving license and access to your own vehicle to cover multiple sites across the north and central Birmingham, as well as needing a full driving license to operate the tipper vehicles. You must also possess business insurance or be willing to add this to your insurance policy once offered the position.This role is an ASAP start once compliant, so please be willing to undergo driving checks, as well as right to work and reference checks before starting.

What you'll get in returnYou will be paid an hourly rate of £13.45 per hour inclusive of holiday allowance for the first 13 weeks then you will get a rate uplift to £15.56 inclusive of holiday allowance whilst working this longer-term temporary ongoing contract. 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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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.