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Please note this vacancy is only available for Birmingham City Council employees that are under a S188 (Priority Movers and Lateral Movers)

12 month Fixed Term Contract/ Secondment

We are a Living Wage Employer, and all our roles will be paid as such where the pay scales are below the Living Wage rate.

Grade 3 - £25,119 - £31,364 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.50 hours per week

Location: Hybrid / City Wide

Area Neighbourhood Caretaker- City Wide Estate Clearance Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Neighbourhood Services team as an Area Neighbourhood Caretaker covering a city wide area.

You will be responsible for managing the actions that are highlighted as part of  our ongoing Health and Safety compliance checks, identifying  and removing risks from our high and low rise properties, and Housing Land. 

We are looking for someone who will work flexibly in a team as an Area Neighbourhood caretaker.

You will be responsible for managing both high- and low-rise properties offering City Wide suppprt. You will manage a small team responsible for cleaning the properties to a high standard, for reporting repairs as required and ensuring that the properties are kept free from hazards and meet our Health and Safety standards. You will need to have excellent organisation skills and be able to prioritise your work accordingly. 

A good knowledge of cleaning and property management, particularly Health and Safety would be helpful but full training will be provided. 

You will be responsible for supervising estate caretakers on a day-to-day basis which include undertaking one to one’s, return to work interviews, identify training needs, setting targets and undertake risk assessments and dealing with any performance issues. You must have experience in dealing with difficult conversations.

You will be required to:

• Daily patrols of the neighbourhood to improve and help maintain kerb appeal – Fly tipping.
• Conduct Daily Block Inspections
• Low Rise Audits
• Inspection of relief rooms.
• Driver training to drive large vehicles (e.g Tipper)
• The ability to communicate with our various stakeholders.
• Communicate with tenants.
• Cover when staff are absent

A focus will also include undertaking environmental inspection and improvement works at communal sites in the wider housing neighbourhood/quadrant and completing Fire Risk Assessment duties to ensure all communal areas are kept sterile and free from obstruction . This will include activity at garage sites, drying areas, accessways and other communal sites/land in BCC Housing management. This will include cleansing, rubbish removal, clearing weeds and overgrowth, repairs and maintenance. Such activity is intended to improve/maintain the local environment. 

A full valid driving license is a requirement for post. 

You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification. If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered. 

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

Closing date 10th December 2024 at 23.59.

Interviews for this post will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information

For any informal enquires please contact: Natalie.P.Smith@birmingham.gov.uk

Ref: BCC2444

We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).

Job Description and Person Specification