Caretaker - Nutley Edge Holiday Cottages

Job Title: Caretaker – Nutley Edge Holiday Cottages, East Sussex

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week on a flexible rota basis

Salary: £21,606 per annum (additional overtime hours at £13 per hour)

Location: East Sussex

Nutley Edge is a charity owned site near Uckfield in East Sussex and on the border of the beautiful Ashdown Forest offering high quality self-catering holiday lets on an 11 acre site of fields and woodland. Our farmhouse, yurt and holiday cottages are used for supporting people with learning disabilities on group holidays alongside some general holiday makers, short term lets to local people and group stays.

About the Role: We are looking for a new caretaker to join our small friendly team. You will need to be reliable, honest and self‑motivated with a strong sense of initiative and pride in your work. Experience in building maintenance, general repairs and grounds work is required. You will need to be physically fit to perform manual tasks and outdoor work.

Your Responsibilities

• Grounds – trimming hedges, cutting grass, planting and weeding, maintaining fencing
• Accommodation – general repairs, basic plumbing, decoration and window cleaning
• Completing health and safety checks
• Maintain cleanliness across the site, including grounds, gullies, driveways, and entrances
• Liaise with external contractors to ensure high quality repairs and maintenance
• Be part of the out-of-hours on-call rota for guests (additional payment if living off-site)
• Uphold site security

Live On‑site Option

You could choose to live on site in a newly renovated self‑contained cottage (one double and a small single) for a discounted rental payment of £500 per month inclusive of utilities. In return we would expect you to keep an eye on our site when the office is closed, be available to help our guests out with any problems most weekday evenings and some weekends on a rota basis (available on phone and remaining within a 45 min drive).

A couple would be considered and a small, well‑behaved dog/cat would be acceptable but this position is not suitable for people with children. Paid, regular cleaning work is also available if a couple.

In exchange, you will get to live in a stunning location, only 30min to the South Coast and in easy reach of the Ashdown Forest and the surrounding areas. (Licence agreement for 12 months and subject to up‑to 6 months\’ probation)

Requirements

Essential Criteria

• Right to work in the UK. Please note: Outward will not provide visa sponsorship
• Basic knowledge of plumbing, electrical, or carpentry
• Experienced using hand tools and light machinery
• Excellent attention to detail
• Friendly, approachable, and professional demeanour
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Physically fit to perform manual tasks and outdoor work
• Good working knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH (training provided if necessary)
• Flexible and adaptable to site needs
• Have a Clean UK Driving Licence
• Positive and empowering attitude towards people with disabilities

Desirable Criteria

• Experience in hospitality, caretaking, or facilities management
• Familiarity with health and safety regulations
• First Aid certification

How to Apply:

The above is not an exhaustive list of requirements for the role. If you think you are who we are looking for, please submit a CV and statement detailing how you feel your experiences meets the requirements of the role by referring to the Job Responsibilities and the Person Specification.

There is no specific closing date for this advert. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. It would be great to hear from you.

Benefits

• 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Pension Scheme
• Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme

Diversity and Safeguarding:

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Outward applies its Equal Opportunities Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection is carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age or trade union membership.

As an employer, who aspire to become Disability Confident Committed, we aim to ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. Please indicate clearly at the beginning of your supporting statement if you have a disability (as defined by the Equality Act 2010), and you wish to be considered for an Offer Of an Interview (OOI). Please note that the OOI is available to disabled candidates only. Regrettably, any false declaration of disability in order to secure an interview will impact on your overall application.

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment. If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require a DBS for successful candidates.