Caretaker/Handy Person

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (7.30am – 3.30pm Mon – Fri)

Location: Vadnie Bish House, 33-43 Caversham Rd, London NW5 2DR

Salary: £18,030 – £18,732 per annum

This role is subject to an Enhanced CRB

Vadnie Bish House has a provision for a day nursery, facilitates family contact and provides a drop-in centre for leaving care clients, you will be responsible for opening the building at 7.30am Monday to Friday. You will set up meeting rooms, welcome guests on reception, assist with reception cover, as well as carry out portering, gardening, cleaning and maintenance/minor repair duties.

You will need to be a good team worker and communicator, both written and verbally, who can interact with others and provide a responsive service. Key Requirements

• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• Experience of IT using MS Office
• Experience of providing an effective, flexible and accessible user responsive caretaking service
• Experience of identifying health and safety hazards and take appropriate action
• Ability to clean and maintain buildings to a high standard
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to carry out minor repairs with appropriate training

Additional Information

Camden Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Camden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role is subject to an Enhanced CRB

How to apply:

To apply for this job please follow the “Apply for this job” link. As part of the application form you will be asked to explain how you meet the key requirements for this role listed in the advert. When explaining how you meet each of the requirements, please give examples that clearly demonstrate your skills, knowledge and experience. When writing your examples give a brief description of the situation or task but focus on the actions you took and the result of your actions.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 7th August 2012 at 23:59

Interviews to be held: Thursday 16th August

Please quote reference: LBC2131

For further information about this role, please refer to the Job Profile.