Caretaker

**We’re VIVID -We offer a vibrant, friendly, inclusive culture that supports, and develops the best people**

We’re looking for a Caretaker to join our team, you'll be contractually based in Basingstoke, covering the Aldershot, Farnborough, Farnham and surrounding area. This is a full time, permanent position, working 39 hours per week.

**Want to know what we can offer you?**
- A productivity-related bonus scheme to enhance your take-home
- Use of a company vehicle and fuel card during work hours
- Uniform and PPE provided
- 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays), with the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
- A generous contributory pension
- Private medical insurance
- Electric car scheme
- Discounts portal to save

**Here’s the facts about the role**:
As a caretaker, you’ll deliver a consistent caretaking service to the communal areas of our housing blocks and properties, which includes; clearing bin areas of rubbish, clearing fly tipping, cleaning communal hallways, minor repairs and testing fire detection and safety equipment. The role will require you to:

- Follow a rota and pattern of work
- Maintaining sites to a set frequency and standard
- Working to a defined specification
- Adhere to our 7 step first class repairs service
- To complete fire safety compliance checks
- To complete minor repairs

You’ll complete electronic records for all of the tasks and activities you’re involved in such as: site visits, identifying and resolving minor repairs, Legionella tests where needed on communal taps, and checking and changing communal lamps.

Ideally, you’ll have previous experience of cleaning and caretaking/janitorial work with working knowledge of operating cleaning machinery and will be capable of carrying out basic maintenance and minor repairs. You’ll have a category B driving licence, with experience of driving a vehicle with tipper and tail lift. As you'll need to use a hand held device to log your work, you'll be comfortable using a basic technical device.

We do our best to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible. However, due to the nature of this position, the job holder must be capable of:

- Working at heights
- Manual handling and lifting heavy and bulky items
- A high degree of mobility, which will include walking/lifting/loading and unloading vehicles.

**Interviews are due to take place Tuesday 26 March at our Farnham Depot.**

We're a leading provider of affordable homes and extensive support services in the south of England. We believe that everyone has the right to a safe and secure place to call home, and from the moment customers move into their VIVID home we’re here to help with that and more.

Our customers have access to a wide range of tailored advice to sustain their tenancies and look after their wellbeing. We invest in our homes and communities for the long-term, and this means in the quality, safety and energy efficiency of existing homes and neighbourhoods, with a firm focus on improving services so they’re easy to use and access by our customers.

We’re addressing the shortage of affordable housing in the south, building the right type of homes to meet the needs of our local communities. We’re the sixth largest developer of new homes amongst housing associations in England, having built around 1,400 last year.

This is summed up in our vision “More homes, bright futures”.