Location: Oldham
Salary: £23,500 - Pay Award Pending (1/4/26)
You will be a point of contact for customer queries when on site and manage customer expectations. You will promote a positive image of Great Places through the establishment of good working relationships with customers by being present in our neighbourhoods. You will be working in a physical role and as part of a dedicated, hard working and flexible team to manage and ensure the success of our customers’ accommodation in Oldham PFI areas.
What you’ll be doing
* Responsibility for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness, safety and repair to our estates, blocks and schemes.
* Carrying out hoovering, sweeping, mopping, cleaning of stairwells, communal doors, glazed areas, lighting, high & low level dusting, litter picking outside, ensuring bin chutes are clear and bins not overflowing and all areas are clean and litter free.
* You will be responsible for monitoring and dealing with flytipping in specified areas
* You will also carry out Health & Safety checks ensuring communal areas are free from combustible materials, slip and trip hazards, reporting any issues identified to Compliance.
* You will be carrying out proactive maintenance and reporting to repairs contractor in communal areas, including but not limited to; light bulbs, door handles, removal of weeds from hard standings / path areas, jet washing, painting / moss removal/touching up of walls, graffiti removal, adjusting light timers etc.
* You will be partnership working with the external environmental agencies
What you’ll need
* Full UK driving licence
* Preferable to have worked in a similar Caretaker role
* Competent in IT and using PDAs
* Ability to work as part of a team or on your own
* Ability to manage your own time and work to deadlines
* Demonstrate a positive can do attitude
* A flexible approach to the working day
* You are as comfortable working on your own as you are as part of a team
* Site Health and Safety awareness for yourself and others
What we need from you
* You will be required to attend a number of face to face training sessions as well as virtual sessions and e-learning this part of your role is vital and of equal importance as the day to day aspects.
* A commitment to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the communities in which we work. We particularly value lived experience in social housing
* A passion to advocate on behalf of people and communities
* Respecting professional boundaries and conducting yourself and a professional manner at all times
* A commitment to work in partnership with others for the benefit of Great Places
* To be professional and work with integrity, inclusivity and respect for diversity
What we give you in return for your hard work and commitment
* Pension ¦DC Scheme (up to 10% contribution from both colleague and Great Places)
* WPA ¦Healthcare auto enrolled at no contribution level with £1250 of savings available- option to increase & add on family members
* The Market Place ¦High street, restaurant & supermarket discounts, gym memberships, cycle to work, smart tech loans and much more
* Annual Leave ¦Start at 26 days annual leave, increasing up to 30 days within 5 years+ Bank Holidays
* Reward & Recognition ¦ You Count Rewards are individual reward’s for going ‘above & beyond’
* Help with transport ¦ We offer season ticket loans, an affordable way to purchase season tickets for public transport at discounted rates .
* Wage Stream ¦ You can access savings opportunities and early access to wages
At Great Places we believe the wellbeing of our colleagues is vital to enable them to deliver to great services, all your benefits can be used inside and outside of work.
Great Places Housing Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all our colleagues to share this commitment.
All successful applicant(s) will be subject to a basic criminal records background check. Further detail on our commitment to safeguarding children/young people & vulnerable adults can be found in the Great Places Housing Group Safeguarding Policy & Recruitment Policy on our website.
Closing date: 29th March 2026
Shortlist date: 30th March 2026
Interview date: TBC
Salary description
£23500.00 - £23500.00 per year