Job Description
Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities! We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
We are looking for someone who can provide high‑quality, customer‑focused and responsive service to Lewisham residents.
What’s the role?
Our caretakers clean and maintain the shared areas of the buildings we manage. They take pride in ensuring residents live in a safe, clean and tidy environment.
Responsibilities
- Sweeping and cleaning all internal and external communal areas on a scheduled and reactive basis, using appropriate equipment and chemicals.
- Removing fly‑tipping, litter or other bulky items from communal areas and dwellings, loading vehicles and, when required, driving to a disposal site.
- Carrying out systematic checks on a scheduled or reactive basis, and sorting or reporting problems, including chutes, litter bins, communal lighting, fire safety hazards and communal repairs.
- Requesting and monitoring repairs to communal areas through the appropriate channels or as directed by managers or supervisors.
- Identifying and reporting any welfare or safeguarding concerns about vulnerable residents.
- Identifying and reporting nuisance, anti‑social behaviour or criminal behaviour, and providing evidence to support enforcement action, including the provision of information on individuals and the undertaking of evidence‑gathering as required.
What’s in it for you?
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family‑friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- Staff discounts, including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
What We’re Looking For
We are looking for someone who:
- Takes pride in their work
- Has an awareness of and a commitment to equality of access and opportunity in a diverse community
- Maintains excellent customer service in all areas of work
- Takes responsibility for their own learning and development
- Engages with colleagues and management to support the delivery of excellent services for the benefit of our residents and stakeholders
- Complies with all policies and procedures, including those relating Health & Safety and Equality & Diversity
Location
Our caretakers work at and from a variety of locations across the borough of Lewisham.
Special conditions
- A clean, full manual UK/EU driver’s licence with Category B.
- Opportunities to work at weekends on a rota basis.
- The job is subject to a basic DBS check.
Salary
£31,086 – £31,530 per annum (SC3)
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants and those with health conditions throughout our recruitment process.
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