Mobile Caretaker

First Wessex is a Hampshire-based housing association providing homes and services to local communities throughout Hampshire and parts of Surrey. We pride ourselves on working closely with residents and surrounding communities to make sure we deliver high quality homes and services. We manage and maintain around 20,500 affordable homes for rent or purchase and currently develop in excess of 300 new homes each year!

First Wessex staff play a critical role in the success of the business. It is our people who innovate, develop relationships with our stakeholders, promote our identity, deliver our services and find new ways to improve efficiency and productivity. Organisations with superior workforces are the most successful and at First Wessex we aim to attract, develop and retain the very best people to carry out the work required throughour professionalism, knowledge and ability to work effectively with our customers and stakeholders.

Do you have experience in Caretaking and cleaning to a high standard? Are you looking for a new career opportunity within a reputable Housing Association in Hampshire?

If so, you may be excited by our opportunity for a Mobile Caretaker within our Property Services division in Aldershot! This is a permanent position working 39 hours per week. Not only do we offer a competitive salary, we also offer a robust benefits package which includes 23 days holiday per year, a company pension, medicash plan, plus much more!

The role

The purpose of this role is to carry out communal cleaning and caretaking duties to internal communal areas to ensure that the areas are kept in a clean and safe condition for our residents to reside in.

Duties:

As well as internal communal areas, carry out communal cleaning and caretaking duties to external communal areas on sites in accordance with the SLA’s
Carry out electricity meter readings for communal areas, record findings and submit to the Supervisor
Carry out weekly and monthly fire checks to internal and external communal areas, in accordance with First Wessex Fire Safety Checklist, record findings, and submit to the Supervisor
Carry out monthly Health and Safety checks in accordance with the estate services specification (service level agreement) recording and reporting repairs with the appropriate actionThe candidate

Skills/experience:

Must have previous experience in a similar role
Have a basic understanding of lighting circuits and how to isolate mains, check and change bulbs and starters.
Have a basic understanding of fire safety, and how to check and test operating systems, including door closers, fire signage, call points, emergency lighting and housekeeping
Have good understanding of electricity meters; including the importance of identifying serial numbers and how to take all readings
Understand the importance of Health and Safety and is confident in recording/reporting defects to prevent accidents. Understand COSHH in relation to the roles and responsibilities
Full current driving license is essentialBehaviours:

Self-motivated and results driven
Passionate about delivering excellent service to our residents
A strong team player, but works well on own initiative
Good timekeeping and attendance
Courteous, customer focussedWe reserve the right to amend the closing date based upon the number of applications received. Vacancies attracting a high volume of applications may therefore close earlier than advertised.