Caretaker

Job Title: Caretaker Docklands, East London

Contract Type: 12 months fixed term, Full time, 35 hours per week,

Working hours 08:00

• 16:00 Monday to Friday

Persona: Mobile

Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PH

Salary: £28,280 per annum

Closing date for completed applications: 16th April at 11pm

Interviews will take place on 22nd April at our office in Stratford

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

DBS

For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of a Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team.

Join our Caretaking Team at L&Q:

L&Q is looking for an experienced Caretaker to join the Estate Services team within our schemes based in East London.

This is a key function of our continuing commitment to providing a responsive customer-based service for our residents.

As a caretaker you will be:

• Involved in maintaining communal areas within our blocks and on our estates.
• Carrying out minor maintenance repairs.
• Liaising directly with residents and contractors and answering queries and you must have due regard to health & safety and security issues
• Cleaning and maintaining the communal areas and blocks within the estates

What you'll bring:

·If you don’t have previous experience or qualifications, but are willing to learn, have ambition, enthusiasm, and care about delivering a first-class service to our residents we would like to hear from you.

• You are required to have a full manual driving licence as you will be issued with an L&Q van for work.
• Capable of carrying out a variety of small repair jobs and working effectively as part of a team and under your own initiative.
• Trade skills, Gardening or DIY experience would be an advantage together with a recognised City & Guilds or Bics qualification in cleaning, although not essential as training would be provided.
• A good communicator and be willing to learn new skills as the service adapts to the changing needs within the Neighbourhood.
• Able to work on your own initiative and be self-motivated to organise your own time effectively.
• Proactive in your daily activities and aware of safe working practices.
• Have IT skills as you will be required to use a PC, undertaking online courses and assessments (This can be learnt on the job during the probationary period).

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.