Part-time Caretaker

My client is seeking a Part-time Caretaker to join the team at a highend residential building based in East London.

Hours of work: Monday - Friday 7-1 or 8-2

Duties:

• Must be polite and courteous at all times. To wear uniform provided and be clean and tidy in appearance.
• Co-ordinate, instruct and allow access for services to the estate, such as refuse collection, contractors and maintenance, utility companies, etc.
• Ensure removal of illegally stored items in and around the site.
• Be prepared to attend site in the event of an emergency, outside working hours, as required.
• Regularly walk around the site and maintain tidy appearance, check external/internal lighting etc.
• Maintain an inventory of onsite equipment and ensure the maintenance Office and storage facilities are tidy, well maintained and secure.
• All unknown visitors/contractors are to be politely challenged on site, asked whom they are visiting, and given appropriate directions.
• Sweep all hard surfaces including footpaths, and all car-parking areas, leave free from dirt/rubbish daily.
• Be available to attend to minor maintenance, repairs.
• Change light bulbs as necessary in all common parts and reporting faults and equipment failures to maintenance or line manager.
• To maintain an appropriate stock of replacement lamps giving notice of requirements when stock needs replenishing.
• Ensure all equipment is in good working order giving notice when repairs/renewals are necessary.
• Ensure refuse bins are organised for collection on the appropriate days.
• Record landlords utility meter readings on a monthly basis, and advise Estate Manager.
• To check once a month all drain covers around the park and report back to maintenance any broken drains.
• To clean once a month all small light bollards, coach lights and tub lights.
• To liaise contractors and utility companies working on site as required.
• To carry out monthly emergency light test.
• To carry out monthly meter readings.
• To carry out and record lift test once a week.
• Be prepared to carry out minor painting and decorating and repairs.
• Litter picking.
• Taking re-cycling bins once per fortnight.
• Any additional tasks requested by colleagues or line manager and under take internal/external training as required.

Winter jobs:

• Removal of leaves in underground car parks.
• To keep entrance doors free of leaves.
• Clear ice and snow.
• Maintain and clean external lighting.

Spring/Summer jobs:

• To paint bin store one a year.
• To paint small light bollards one a year.
• To paint wooden railing one a year.
• To clean/paint all gates one a year.
• Pressure washing all hard surfaces.
• General maintenance of car parks and footpaths.

Attributes required:

The caretaker must be

• Able to carry out basic physical duties.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Be amiable and possess good customer relation skills.
• Be able to work on his/her own initiative displaying proactive qualities and provide a high standard of work.
• Effective time management.