Environment Caretaker

**Peabody**has an exciting opportunity for an **Environment Caretaker**on a **full time, permanent** basis at our Fish Island in**Fish Island, London**. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of **£23,500 per annum.**

As our **Environment Caretaker, **you will be responsible for cleaning communal internal (including nurseries, TA Halls, community centres etc.) and external areas in line with the agreed schedule, targets and priorities.

**What we're looking for in our Environment Caretaker**:

- Experience in caretaking services
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Experience in customer service
- Knowledge of IT systems
- Full UK Driving Licence (Desirable)

**What you can expect to be doing as our Environment Caretaker**:

- Removing refuse bags and household items from hopper head areas, outside refuse chambers and other communal areas
- Cleaning overspill from refuse collection
- Changing paladin bins under refuse chute as necessary
- Cleaning estate signs and low-level light bollards as necessary
- Clearing blocked rubbish chutes
- Cleaning internal & external glass (where accessible)
- Removing graffiti
- Removing and storing (as appropriate) bulk rubbish in designated area
- Where necessary, making safe, broken windows/doors etc, pending repair by Maintenance staff
- Clearing gutters, drain covers and hopper heads
- Where appropriate, unblocking drains, including kitchen drains (external to properties)
- Reporting any estate defects, fly-tipping or anti-social behaviour to the appropriate authorities
- Checking communal lighting/timers and reporting blown bulbs as necessary, (including office light bulbs) and emergency testing monthly
- Inspecting and recording playareas weekly
- Securing estate gates and doors where appropriate
- Where Fire Brigade keys are not fitted, assisting contractors etc. with access to intake cupboards
- Advising Team Manager/Supervisor of equipment to be ordered
- Ensuring stores and equipment are secure and accounted for
- Delivering Trust letters, circulars etc as appropriate to residents’ properties
- Actively engaging and participating in regular scheduled one 2 one meetings with Team Manager/Supervisor

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our** Environment Caretaker,** please click **‘apply’**now****
- At Peabody, where possible, we provide flexible working opportunities from day one to our employees, as we recognise the importance of a good work-life balance; and to improve our productivity and performance, we embrace agile working, which means ifyou are in a desk based role, that will be a hybrid of office and home working. If your role is in a client facing environment, appropriate base location will apply._