Caretaker

Job Title: Caretaker
Location: Harrow Civic Centre, Harrow, Middlesex, UK, HA1 2XY
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for Harrow Council
Contract Type: Temporary (6 to 8 weeks, with a view to be extended)
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
Overview of a Caretaker:
Pertemps have an exciting opportunity within Harrow Council for a self-driven and motivated Caretaker to join an expanding team.
The role of a Caretaker has a competitive pay rate from between £13.02 per hour. Other benefits include excellent training and support for career development and 21 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays).
The Main Purpose of a Caretaker:
Main Duties / Accountabilities
To check that all communal lighting is operative and effective. To change light bulbs and set and adjust time clocks when necessary.
To ensure the cleanliness of all internal communal areas of buildings.
To check operation of trade buttons on main door entry phone systems to ensure they operate correctly and report defects to the housing office.
To check and clean play areas and external areas of the community centres to ensure they are safe for users and to report broken equipment.
To remove litter, rubbish and any other items that create an unfavourable impression, such as weeds, from all communal housing land.
To ensure that a safe environment is maintained on all housing land
To check the use of community centres to ensure the safety of users and to protect the Council’s assets. Check heating, hot water, fire equipment is in place and set out tables and chairs when necessary.
To operate and control appropriate equipment in a safe manner, undertaking all necessary operator training
To work flexibly, covering other duties as may be required from time to time, to ensure uninterrupted provision of high quality services.
Knowledge of cleaning techniques
General handy person skills
Manual dexterity
Able to work on own initiative
Knowledge of cleaning techniques
General handy person skills
Practical experience of building, cleaning and grounds maintenance
Understanding of repair/maintenance issues
Experience of dealing with the public in front line service delivery, and a proven record of courteous and helpful service to members of the public
Practical experience of building, cleaning and grounds maintenance
Understanding of repair/maintenance issues
Experience of dealing with the public in front line service delivery, and a proven record of courteous and helpful service to members of the public
About us
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one ofthe Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited ‘investor in people’ which is reflected acrossour business in length of service and career progression of our employees.
Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstonestation there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.