Caretaker

Job Title: Caretaker
Contract Type: Fixed term for 2 years
Salary: £26,227.50 per annum
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday- 9am to 5pm
Location:  Balls Road, Wirral

If you share our values and are excited about making a significant impact at Riverside, please ensure you attach a current CV and covering letter. At Riverside we recruit to potential not just on skills and experience, so we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the essential criteria on the job description.

Please note that whilst we will accept applications on the basis of any form of valid legal permission to work in the UK, we will be surrendering the Riverside Sponsorship licence, so for the avoidance of doubt, we are unable to apply for any further sponsorships whether on behalf of existing colleagues or candidates.

The difference you will make as a Caretaker
You will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive caretaking service to ensure accommodation is secure and of the highest standard whilst providing an effective caretaking service for specified schemes.  

About you
We are looking for someone with:
•Proven experience in general maintenance / caretaking / handyman duties (e.g. minor repairs, basic plumbing, decorating, joinery, grounds upkeep).

•Ability to identify faults, assess what’s needed, and either complete repairs safely or report/escalate appropriately.

•Experience of working with contractors and monitoring repairs (e.g. logging issues, following up, checking work completed).

•Experience of maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation in communal areas and external spaces. 

Why Riverside?
At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference – enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives. 
We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.
Working with us, you’ll enjoy:
• Competitive pay & generous pension 
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays 
• Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
• A wide range of benefits

Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside: 
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues
Riverside is a Disability Confident Employer and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicant who declares they have a disability. If the applicant meets the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Role Profile
•Provide day-to-day housing management duties such as room checks, ensuring high standards of cleanliness are maintained within services (waste management) and that rooms are prepared, ready for site inspections.  

•Ensure that all services, communal equipment and fixtures and fitting are regularly visually inspected and maintained in good working order.

•Liaise with contractors and relevant colleagues to ensure repairs are carried out quickly and efficiently.  

•Report any necessary repairs and faults that are the responsibilities of our contractors.

•Carry out any basic repairs such as light bulb replacement, redecoration, patching plaster work, basic gardening, litter picking etc  

•Clean and prepare rooms promptly, ensuring voids are turned around to a high standard within agreed timescales.

•Carry out daily room checks, cleaning as needed and replenishing or replacing items where required.

•Order and monitor cleaning materials and equipment, whilst keeping an accurate records of purchases and deliveries.  

•Attend weekly void meetings, monitor progress, and order replacement item where rooms are placed into void for repairs.  

•Complete  inventories at move-in and carry out regular property checks alongside Wirral Council.

•Complete Electrical Visual Inspection Reports as and when required  

•Ensure compliance with Riverside’s Equality and Diversity policy, in respect of employment and service delivery.

•Ensure compliance with Riverside’s safeguarding policies and procedures in every aspect of service delivery.

•Any other relevant duties as required by the designated manager

Additional Information

•The role will be exposed to sensitive information; therefore, the role holder is expected to maintain levels of confidentiality at all times.

•The role holder is expected to be committed to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.

Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential
•Proven experience in general maintenance / caretaking / handyman duties (e.g. minor repairs, basic plumbing, decorating, joinery, grounds upkeep).

•Ability to identify faults, assess what’s needed, and either complete repairs safely or report/escalate appropriately.

•Experience of working with contractors and monitoring repairs (e.g. logging issues, following up, checking work completed).

•Experience of maintaining high standards of cleanliness and...