Peabody
Caretaker
DA18 4AA
Key information
- Pay
- from £28,148 a year
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Workplace arrangement
- Field-based
- Posted date
- 13 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
About this role
Are you someone who takes pride in maintaining clean, safe and well-presented environments? Do you enjoy being out and about, meeting people and making a visible difference every day? As a Caretaker at Peabody, you'll play an important role in ensuring our estates remain welcoming places for residents to live.
This is a customer-focused, hands-on role where you'll be responsible for maintaining communal areas, carrying out cleaning duties and supporting residents by being a visible and approachable presence across our estates.
What you'll do
Carry out cleaning and caretaking duties across internal and external communal areas
Complete routine lighting checks and replace bulbs where required
Clean entrances, stairwells, corridors, lifts, bin stores, car parks and other communal spaces
Undertake litter picking, sweeping and general estate tidying duties
Report repairs, defects, vandalism and Health & Safety concerns promptly
Build positive relationships with residents and respond professionally to caretaking enquiries
Work closely with Neighbourhood and Estate Services teams to support residents' needs
Operate cleaning equipment safely and in line with company procedures
Follow COSHH, Health & Safety and safeguarding requirements at all times
Support wider service delivery across estates as required