Caretaker (Building Maintenance)

As a part of C&C's fantastic team of Caretakers, you will be operating within a responsive and fast-paced environment, providing an outstanding service to our residents and ensuring the delivery of a high-quality maintenance service at the schemes. The role will work across two schemes Ada Court and Edna House, in Maida Vale and Paddington. You will work with the colleagues in the schemes to ensure the maintenance of the building and grounds is carried out in accordance with agreed standards and specifications, ensuring that contractual obligations are met by external contractors, in order to support C&C in providing a high quality service. You will conduct maintenance inspections as requested by Scheme's Management Team and C&C Direct, provide cover to other C&C sites when required and be available to provide out of hours caretaker service on a rota basis

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience and knowledge of residential or commercial building maintenance
• Solid experience and understanding of undertaking fire, building and asbestos risk assessments
• Strong background in Resident/customer engagement
• Experience of handling and resolving complaint, and conflict resolution
• Experience in housing/customer services
• General experience/ understanding of electrical, plumbing and building maintenance
• Excellent/clear communication and numerical skills
• Responsiveness to internal and external customer priorities
• The ability to demonstrate open, honest and ethical behaviour in all dealings with contractors and tenants
• Ability to work as part of a team in a busy environment dealing with conflicting priorities, example of time management
• Excellent punctuality, good time management and organisational skills
• Resilience and the ability to multi-task in a changing environment and meet agreed deadlines
• Ability to understand, maintain and manage confidential information appropriately
• To recognise individuality of residents and provide service with dignity and respect
• Proactive approach and the ability to think and act on own initiative with minimal supervision
  
  Central & Cecil Housing Trust provides safe and affordable homes for people over 55 in London. Since 1926, we've helped our residents to enjoy vibrant, active and fulfilling lives.
Today, C&C supports people aged over 55 across a portfolio of safe and affordable properties and care homes, in outstanding locations. As a not-for-profit organisation, we re-invest every penny into helping our residents achieve their potential. From partnerships in fitness and the arts, to innovative technology and building inspiring homes, we support vibrant, active, and connected communities. Day to day, we live our values: "to be pioneers, to believe in better, to do what we do from the heart, to invest in each other and to have the courage to act"., C&C as part of the Aster Group is not a sponsorship organisation and all candidates will be required to verify their right to work in the UK prior to commencement of employment with the Aster Group & it's subsidiary brands.