Join our team and play a key role in keeping our neighbourhoods clean, safe and well cared for. As a Mobile Caretaker, you'll be at the heart of maintaining clean, safe and attractive estates, ensuring residents can enjoy high-quality communal environments. This rewarding role suits someone who enjoys practical work, takes ownership of issues, builds positive relationships and adapts confidently to changing priorities.
Key responsibilities:
- Work as Mobile Caretaker according to rostered requirements.
- Work under the general direction of the Area Housing Manager in ensuring that the Council’s estates’ environment is maintained to a high standard.
- Provide advice to the Area Housing Manager in relation to monitoring the quality of the appointed contractor in respect of the Council’s garden service.
- To support the designated Responsible Officer for the day-to-day safety and management of designated operational properties and / or land.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Ability to communicate with a wide range of people and organisations.
- Ability to handle conflict and adopt a firm but fair approach.
- Ability to present a professional image and positively promote the Council internally and externally.
- Ability to adapt to change positively.
- Ability to work in a non-discriminatory manner, in accordance with the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
Benefits we offer:
- Flexible working options / Flexi time scheme.
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.
- Local government pension scheme.
- Employee online discount scheme (including cinema, retail / supermarkets and homeware / tech).
- Health and Wellbeing support.
- Sustainable Travel Options (Tax free bike scheme and discounted City parking).
For an informal discussion, please contact Rebecca Goodwin (Caretaking Team Leader) on [email protected]
In order to complete your application, please download and read the job description attached. You will find the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification section, so please ensure you address this in your supporting statement.
All external candidates are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks and a 6-month probationary period. This role also requires a standard DBS check.
Please be aware that the City of Lincoln Council does not hold a UKVI sponsor licence and is therefore unable to sponsor work visas. If you think you may require a visa to work in the UK, please refer to UK Visas & Immigration before applying as you may be eligible to work in the UK via an alternative visa route.
As a Disability Confident Scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the vacancy.
