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Caretaking Supervisor – South Region  

Employer
L&Q
Location
Lewisham, London (Greater)
Salary
£25,190
Closing date
13 Aug 2021

Job Details

The Role: Caretaking Supervisor – South Region  

Location: Based at Lewisham, working at different locations

Contract Type: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2022

Persona: Mobile/Field

Starting salary:  £25,190

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in helping to maintain high quality standards to our residents. The Caretaking Supervisor will be responsible for providing an effective and responsive caretaking service to the residents by ensuring that the overall appearance, cleanliness, and security of the area is maintained to a high standard. 

You will be supervising a Caretaking Team in our South Region in assisting in delivery of our estate services to provide a high a high standard of maintenance in communal areas within our blocks and on our estates. You may be carrying out communal cleaning and grounds maintenance work, as well as doing small maintenance repairs and redecoration as required.  You will also be liaising directly with L&Q staff, residents and contractors and you must have due regard to health & safety and security issues.

In addition to supervising the caretaking staff you will monitor the cleaning and grounds maintenance contractors, undertake health and safety checks, and attend resident meetings. You will be required to liaise with internal departments and provide cover for caretakers as and when required.

You should have experience of repairs and maintenance and working effectively as part of a team and under your own initiative.  Trade skills, Gardening or DIY experience would be an advantage together with a recognised City & Guilds or Bics qualification in cleaning.

Previous experience including staff management would be desirable.  Essential qualities will be excellent communication and IT skills and the ability to relate to people of all ages.  You will need to be able to work on your own initiative in a flexible manner.  You will also assist staff with enforcement of tenancy conditions.

This post requires a car driver, so a full driving licence is essential to drive a company vehicle

For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of a Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. For further information about the Disclosure Barring Service please visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk

 

Closing date for completed applications:             13th August 2021 at 11.00pm

To be placed in:                                                       Internal & External  

Interviews will take place via video call on a date to be confirmed
 

COVID 19: The safety of our staff and our candidates is of the utmost importance. Every effort will be taken to ensure that safe ways of working are adopted throughout the Recruitment and Selection process. We are introducing extra precautions in line with UK Government Guidelines. Our recruitment processes will follow social distancing and COVID-19 Secure requirements. This will include the use of various technologies to support the interview process. Should candidates have any questions regarding this, or if you require additional support please let us know at the interview planning stage.

At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q.   More information about L&Q’s values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.

Access to a full suite of benefits including 26 days holiday per year, annual bonus subject to business and individual performance, excellent Pension scheme and real investment in your personal & career development. Other benefits include an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life.  Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing.  In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion.  We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

L&Q is one of the UK’s leading housing associations in the UK, with 97,000 homes which hold an asset value in excess of £23bn. The organisation has the largest and most ambitious residential development programme in the sector, with plans to deliver 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years. From partnerships with small housing associations and SMEs to the creation of whole new towns, this is a truly unique opportunity.

Our vision is that everyone should have a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose and commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods we can be proud of.

Company

L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful independent social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 95,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East

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