Caretaker

Permanent

Part time 14.5 hours per week

7.25 hours Thursday and 7.25 hours Friday

We are currently looking for a Caretaker who is customer focused to provide a highquality caretaking service to our residents the role will involve working with a wellestablished friendly team. You will cover our stock in Bedford and surrounding villages.

What you will be doing:

• Provide an efficient and effective caretaking service

• Ensure that all communal areas inside and outside are kept clean and tidy and safe from any obstructions

• Supervise contractors on site when they are carrying out tasks for bpha such as grass cutting window cleaning and repairs

• Responsible for onsite health and safety inspections/issues

• Responsible for general site security reporting repairs and maintenance issues

• Carry out general basic maintenance

Wed love to meet someone with:

• Demonstrate good customer service skills with a sympathetic but firm approach

• Cleaning & Caretaking experience

• Good organisational skills

• Ability to handle difficult and challenging situations

• Basic IT skills

• The ability and skill to carry out health and safety inspections and checks and ensure all records are kept up to date

• Current valid UK driving licence

Amongst what we offer you is:

• A competitive salary of 25000 (pro rata)

• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (rising to 33 days plus bank holidays with length of service)

• A generous contributory pension scheme

• Private health care

• Free life assurance

• Enhanced family leave

• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym

• Opportunities for learning and development

• Discounted gym membership

• Retail discount scheme

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a enhanced DBS application.

Closing date: 6th June 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

INDHIGH

bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc which is committed to providing its customers with high quality value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient sustainable and affordable housing.

We are a leading provider and developer of affordable homes for rent sheltered residential care and shared ownership.

We work together with communities to improve opportunities independence and quality of life for our residents and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together and run and support a wide range of community activities.

All the money we make is used to invest in existing homes to enable us to build new homes and to deliver new and improved services.

We own or manage over 19500 homes and over 500 staff.