Caretaker – Driver Sc3

Job Category: – Manual Labour
Job location: lewisham

 Lewisham Council

Hours per week: 35
Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £17.03 per hour


Main Purpose of the job:

To work flexibly and collaboratively to take care of the internal and external cleaning of an estate, block or designated area.
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Summary of Responsibilities and Personal Duties:

•    Sweep and clean all internal and external areas on a scheduled and a reactive basis, including the safe use of appropriate equipment, chemicals, and materials.
•    Remove fly-tipping, lumber or other bulky items, from communal areas and dwellings to an appropriate area, including loading vehicles and if appropriate, driving to a disposal site.
•    Carry out systematic checks on a scheduled or reactive basis, and ‘sorting or reporting’ problems, including but not limited to chutes, litter bins, communal lighting, fire safety hazards and communal repairs
•    Request and monitor repairs to communal areas, using appropriate means or as identified by managers or supervisors
•    Identify and report any welfare or safeguarding concerns about vulnerable residents
•    Identify and report nuisance, anti-social behaviour or criminal behaviour and provide evidence to support enforcement action – including the provision of information on individuals, actively looking for evidence as required, and providing witness statements
•    Look after and use appropriate uniform, personal protective equipment and devices relevant to your role including mobile phones and personal safety devices.
•    Ensure high quality outcomes across all task, including the compliance with and standards or systems required
•    Carry out any other tasks, commensurate with the grade, which managers identify.
•    There may be opportunities to work at weekends on a rota basis.

Skill

•    A clean, full manual UK/EU driver’s licence

Experience

•    Able to prioritise work to ensure service guarantees schedules and standards are met

General Education

•    Must be literate and numerate

Personal Qualities

•    Organises own work with minimal supervision 
•    Doesn’t walk by a potential safety hazard – reports it or takes action appropriately 
•    Takes responsibility for own safety and creating a safe working environment
•    Consults, listens and shows empathy to others 
•    Proactive in solving problems and involving others where necessary 
•    Aptitude and willingness to learn new skills

Physical

•    Must be fit to carry out physical work including some heavy lifting on a daily basis 

DBS Disclosure Required?      No