At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep communal areas clean and well-maintained while assisting with minor repairs.
- Company: Join Southern Housing, a community-focused organisation in Croydon.
- Benefits: Earn £14.10 per hour with provided tools, uniform, and safety gear.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a difference in your community while gaining hands-on experience.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications needed, just a willingness to work hard.
The predicted salary is between 14.1 - 14.1 $ per hour.
- Location: Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, London, CR0 9XP, Southern Housing
- DBS Required
The role
Reporting to our local Estate Services Manager you will undertake a wide range of duties including minor internal and external property repairs, and supplementing the work of our cleaning and gardening teams ensuring that our communal areas are well maintained. You will be provided with tools and machinery to help you undertake your tasks and we will supply you with a new uniform, safety boots and personal protective equipment. You will need to have the ability to undertake physically demanding work.
The location
Our front-line teams work from our local estates and hubs across our area of operation.
What you’ll be doing
- Ensuring our communal areas are clean and well maintained, carrying out spot cleaning e. g. sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, polishing, litter picking etc as directed.
- Sweep, disinfect and keep tidy refuse chutes, bins and bin areas (where appropriate)
- When required, use machinery (jet washers, steam cleaners etc) to carry out deep cleaning.
- Any training required will be provided.
- You will be provided with tools and machinery to help you undertake your tasks and we will supply you with a new uniform, safety boots and personal protective equipment.
- Carry out some minor repairs of a basic, semi-skilled nature as directed by the Scheme Manager or Estate Services Manager. This could in in a communal area or resident’s home.
- Report any repairs or defects in communal areas, that you cannot resolve, to maintenance department/ line manager and follow up actions as required.
- Carry out tests inspections and submit detailed reports as and when requested.
- Provide cover in the absence of other colleagues.
- Be a point of contact for residents, assist where possible or refer enquiries to colleagues.
- Be aware of vulnerable customers and, where appropriate, highlight their needs to your line manager.
- Act in a friendly, polite, and professional way at all times, even when challenged by residents or visitors to the estate.
- Understand your responsibilities as an employee under Health and Safety legislation.
- Always adopt a safe system of work, using all safety clothing and equipment which is provided and generally taking responsibility for your own safety.
- No role profile can cover every issue which may arise within the post at various times and the postholder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which are broadly consistent with those described.
- Be aware of vulnerable customers and, where appropriate, highlight their needs to your linemanager / Housing Team
- Act in a friendly, polite, and professional way at all times, even when challenged byresidents or visitors to the estate
- Understand your responsibilities as an employee under Health and Safety legislation
- Always adopt a safe system of work, using all safety clothing and equipment which isprovided and generally taking responsibility for your own safety
- No role profile can cover every issue which may arise within the post at various times andthe postholder is expected to carry out other duties from time to time, which are broadlyconsistent with those described.
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