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We are looking for someone to join our Community Maintenance Team, within the Caretaking section. This role are a great opportunity to provide a high quality, customer focused caretaking service to our communal areas and properties across the local area. It is tfore essential that you hold a full driving licence.
Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for cleaning the communal areas on our estates in the Thames Valley region to a high level. This will include cleaning hallways, stairwells and bin store areas. You will also be responsible for reporting defects on our properties.
You will be have previous experience of cleaning and maintenance tasks and have a good understanding of operating caretaking maintenance equipment, as well as be able to clean large areas above shoulder level.
You should have a good working knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and procedures and be able to put these into practice during the working day.
The successful applicant will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate which is considered satisfactory to Housing Solutions, which we will pay for.
Housing Solutions is a not for profit Housing Association, rooted in the local community providing quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the local area. Our mission is to make our residents proud of w they live and our colleagues proud of w they work. Our services are driven by our strategic goals of safe, satisfied and sustainable, underpinned by our company values of ownership, innovation, teamwork and inclusion.
Established in 1995 we provide quality, affordable homes to rent and buy across the South East of England. We are rooted in the local community and we offer a wide range of housing services and housing options, including affordable homes to rent, properties to buy under shared ownership; market rent properties, and specialist accommodation for older people and people who need care and support to live within the community.
We pride ourselves on putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. We are invested in our local community and can see the difference we make in the area we live and work. Our employees are passionate and driven to achieve the best results for our residents, and are rewarded for their hard work and commitment.
Our modern and fresh working space allows us to work collaboratively together. You will make connections across the whole team and be part of our inclusive and open culture. Achieving the best of both worlds we successfully combine remote working as well as time together in our spacious and modern offices.
Our substantial benefit package includes generous company pension contributions and a strong focus on employee wellbeing, including generous annual leave and our ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy Minds’ programme.
Our commitment to Learning and Development can be seen across the organisation and aims to bring our future leaders to the fore, whilst supporting our employees to reach their career aspirations by offering in house development programmes and sponsorship through our development fund.
https://www.housingsolutions.co.uk/job-and-careers/company-benefits/
To apply for this vacancy please visit the Jobs & Careers page of our website:
https://www.housingsolutions.co.uk/job-and-careers/
The closing date is 13 April 2025 and we plan to hold interviews on 17 April 2025.
We reserve the right to shortlist and arrange interviews for potentially suitable candidates ahead of the scheduled close date, tfore we look forward to your application as soon as you are ready.
We will not be accepting applications through recruitment agencies for this position.
Internal applications are welcome from employees who have passed their probation period, are not currently being standard set for absence or performance or on a disciplinary warning (unless able to demonstrate significant improvement over the last six months).
For internal applications please apply through the intranet under the Vacancies section.