Caretaker

At Salix Homes, we are committed to providing more than just homes – we deliver safe, clean, and welcoming environments where our customers can thrive. We’re looking for a dedicated Caretaker to join our High-Rise Team, providing a first-class caretaking and cleaning service for residents. As the first point of contact for many of our customers, you’ll take personal responsibility for maintaining high standards on your allocated block, ensuring communal areas are clean, safe, and well cared for.

About the role

The purpose of the role is to provide customers living in high-rise properties with a first class caretaking and cleaning service. The role will act as first point of contact for many customers and will have personal responsibility for service standards on an allocated block, ensuring it is clean and tidy at all times.

The role – What I’ll be doing

• Ensure the delivery a high quality daily caretaking service to the internal and external communal areas of high rise buildings
• Undertake and complete daily block inspection and report repairs, identified hazards as necessary.
• Using an app on your mobile to record our daily tasks and health & safety checks.
• Report any emergency issues observed at sites such as gas, electricity, tenant welfare issues etc. to the Caretaking & Cleaning Manager.

What we’re looking for

• We are looking for someone who has knowledge and experience of cleaning and caretaking techniques, and someone who is passionate and has experience of delivering an outstanding level of service.
• This role would be suitable for someone who is comfortable working on their own and thrives on liaising with customers daily.
• We are looking to recruit ambitious and driven people to join our High Rise Team

What we offer as a company

• Annual Salary of £25,583 up to 25,989
• Up to 34 day’s holiday + bank holidays
• Flexi Time
• Flexible Working and Family friendly policies
• Generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance worth 3 x annual salary
• Health Cash Plan which also provides a range of discounts including discounted gym membership
• An inclusive and positive colleague culture

Salix Homes are proud to have been awarded membership to the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter and we will constantly strive to improve working conditions for our colleagues

Salix Homes is an Equal Opportunities Employer and opposes all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination. Our customers come from all walks of life, and so should we. As we’re interested in expanding our workforce diversity, we welcome all applications.

We’re proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident scheme, we will therefore invite to interview any disabled candidates who demonstrate the minimum standards for the role. If you wish to be considered under as part of this scheme, please let us know by emailing us at recruitment@salixhomes.co.uk

We want everyone to be able to perform to their best throughout the recruitment process so please let us know if you have any concerns or need any assistance or adjustments at any stage.