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Estate Caretaker
Salary - £30'000 - £31'000
Location (Southwark - Near London Bridge)
My client a tenant managed housing organisation in Southwark is seeking an experienced Estates Cleaner / Caretaker to join the team.
Main Accountabilities
Cleaning and clearing
- Cleaning of communal areas of estates including estate paths and roads, grass and shrub areas, lifts, lobbies, stairs, balconies, and bin and chute areas
- Cleaning tasks to include sweeping, mopping, litter removal, removal of dirty waste (dog and human)
- Delivering cleaning to a consistently high standard following the agreed cleaning programme of daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal cleaning tasks (including leaf clearance, gritting, snow clearance)
- Always meeting the minimum agreed cleaning standard as advertised to residents
- Removal of bulk refuse to a collection point in a safe manner, calling on colleagues for help for heavy or bulky items
- Specialist cleans that may need the use of specialist machinery and chemicals e.g. jet washing, deep cleaning, buffing etc
- Clearing blocked chutes and hoppers
- Cleaning of other areas as instructed e.g. around the office
Bulk Refuse Removal
- Safely lifting and carrying bulky items such as washing machines and sofas up to own capability, working with colleagues where appropriate, transferring them to collection points
- Sorting bulky waste at the council depot, separating into the required categories including recyclables
- Collection and transporting of equipment and supplies as appropriate
- Other driving duties as are required from time to time
Health & Safety and Security
- Prioritising cleaning tasks that remove health and safety hazards, dealing with them as quickly and safely as possible
- Using wet signs when mopping stairs and walkways
- Reporting Health & Safety hazards
- Safe use and storage of machinery, chemicals and personal protective equipment (PPE) as per instructions, training and COSHH requirements as appropriate
- Wearing the cleaners uniform at all times so you are easily identifiable by residents
- Reporting immediately any vandalism, suspicious or antisocial behaviour on the estates
Monitoring
- Report any difficulties you are having completing tasks on the cleaning schedule
- Monitoring and reporting lift breakdowns daily
- Monitoring and cleaning / reporting problems on play areas daily
No driving licence needed but would be highly desirable
