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Fantastic Opportunity for an Experienced Caretaker in Wigan
We now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Caretaker to be involved in the village in Wigan and to be a visible and positive role model for providing an excellent maintenance service to our customers.
Role Overview
As the Caretaker, you will provide support to village teams to maintain the village in a clean, attractive, and functional condition and work with the property department to ensure that the village building, equipment, and fixtures are maintained in good and safe working order in accordance with the Belong specification. You will take responsibility for carrying out all health & safety and compliance checks as required and work in accordance with Belong standards and values, ensuring a culture and environment where people feel supported and valued.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide support to village teams to maintain the village in a clean, attractive, and functional condition.
- Work with the property department to ensure that the village building, equipment, and fixtures are maintained in good and safe working order.
- Carry out all health & safety and compliance checks as required.
- Ensure a culture and environment where people feel supported and valued.
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Pay and Hours
- Rate of pay: £14.45 per hour.
- Hours: 30 hours per week. Weekdays and weekends if applicable.
Requirements
- Demonstrates qualities to deliver Belong vision and values appropriate to this level.
- Communicates clearly and concisely using a range of methods to a variety of people with different needs and abilities.
- Good understanding of the needs of older people and what they can contribute to the community.
- Works independently, prioritizes own work ensuring it is completed to the required standard and on time with limited supervision.
- Knowledge of health and safety and water hygiene.
- Experience of basic plumbing, electrical, joinery, and gardening work.
- Good numeric and literacy skills to enable the completion of reports and returns.
- Good basic IT skills including email, internet, and other Microsoft applications.
- Ability to operate equipment such as carpet cleaners and scrubbers.
- City and Guilds or equivalent in a building trade. (Essential or working/prepared to work towards).
- Holds a current driving license and access to a vehicle. Willing to travel to other locations within the organisation.
- Reliable and able to fulfil contracted hours and work patterns e.g. days, evenings, weekends, etc.
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Benefits
- Paid DBS*
- Early Pay Scheme
- Free Blue Light Card
- Enhanced pay for Bank Holidays
- Every other weekend off
- Medi cash
- Enhanced Colleague Referral Scheme
- Death in Service payment to a beneficiary of your choosing
- Paid induction (4 days 9am to 4.30pm) & paid training on site
- Access to on-site gym
- Subsidised meals in our Bistro
- Access to Employment Assistance programme
- Confidential Counselling, Mental Health, Finance support
- Full PPE and LFT & PCR tests provided on site
- Access to Gain an NVQ
- Career Progression
- Auto Enrolment pension
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full Support, shadow shifts, and training
Application Information
We welcome applications from eligible applicants; it is with regret that we do not have the facility to sponsor overseas staff. This advert will close once we have suitable applicants, please apply early to avoid missing out.
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