Student Roost
Caretaker - Student Accommodation Maintenance
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Job title: Caretaker
We are looking for someone to join our Roost on a full-time permanent basis, with the successful candidate working 5 days out of 7 between 8am & 6pm. Our new Caretaker will become a key part of our existing, friendly and experienced property team at our Nelson Place Property in Belfast.
Hours: 37.5 per week
Salary: £26,227.50
Nelson Place is the newest kid on the block for student accommodation in Belfast opening September 2024. With 774 bedrooms, 3 floors of social spaces to include cinema, sky lounge, study and games rooms, Nelson Place has everything a student needs under one roof.
A 5-minute walk to Ulster University campus, it joins the hub of the student area, where we welcome our fantastic residents from all corners of the world.
Our caretakers are just that: individuals who take care of our buildings, providing not only safe spaces for our residents and team members but also going over and above to keep our buildings well-maintained and an aesthetic dream.
As a caretaker at Student Roost, you are involved in all aspects of building maintenance, from carrying out small repairs to escorting third-party contractors to any issues within your building. You will also take the lead on compliance checks with your keen eye for detail and precise reporting skills. And just as you care for our buildings and the people within them, we’ll take care of you.
We are Student Roost.
It’s more than a room. It’s more than a job.
The ‘you’ part
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OWN
You will be the engine room of the property, working alongside the team and responding to urgent maintenance issues with confidence. Even if you cannot fix the problem, you can report it swiftly. Every student is different and so are the teams that work in our properties. Don’t leave your personality at the door and please bring your whole self to work – it’s this ‘you’ we want to see every day.
DO
Adopt a consistent and unrelenting approach to ensuring that your property is safe, through accurate and detailed compliance checks and swift reporting of non-compliance. Have a keen eye for anything that needs repairing or replacing, from painting to putting up shelves, unblocking drains to stopping leaks. Develop a keen understanding of planned preventative maintenance at your property and become your site’s go-to for PPM queries. You’ll be happy to get your hands dirty by managing your property’s bin store area and taking the lead to ensure contaminated waste is correctly disposed of.
LEARN
Get off to the Best Start Ever and learn the Student Roost way of doing things. We never walk past a problem and you will take pride in the day-to-day maintenance of the property, with a strong focus on customer service, attention to detail and a respectful approach that comes with working in someone’s home. Understand that safety and welfare are never overlooked so you must be able to use all equipment safely and efficiently, as well as escort, monitor and assist the quality of work of contracted landscapers and specialist engineers attending site. Be your building’s maintenance expert, learning the quirks that make your site unique and the areas of your property that require additional care.
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COLLABORATE
Work closely with the site manager and assistant manager to ensure any maintenance issues that require a third-party contractor are raised and reported and that planned preventative maintenance is carried out in line with the appropriate timescales. Our value Be Bold, Be Heard instils an open culture where we want to hear new ideas and how we can implement solutions to improve.
The ‘us’ part
So you know what we’re looking for, but what are you looking for from your next employer? Sure, Student Roost has a portfolio of purpose-built student accommodation properties across the UK – but more than that, Student Roost is its people.
While we strive to put our residents first, our people also include those at the heart of what we do: the property teams, Night Owls, support staff, HQ teams and more who help to keep ours a 24/7/365-day home away from home for everyone who chooses to live with us. We ask that you seek to make a difference every day you show up, and in return we’ll show up for you by rewarding what’s right, supporting you in your career growth and aspirations, and championing the unique qualities and ideas that only you can bring to the business.
Simply put: you do you, so we grow together.
Please be aware that successful candidates will be asked to complete a basic DBS check.
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