Caretaker - South London - 8019
Job Title: Caretaker
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week
Persona: Site Based South London
Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PH
Salary: £28,280 per annum
Hours 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday
Closing date for completed applications: Monday 3rd August
Interviews: 13/14th August 2026
Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.
With effect from February 2026, L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.
Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…
DBS
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Join our Caretaking Team at L&Q:
L&Q is looking for an experienced Caretaker to join the Estate Services team. This position is site based at our schemes in South London. This is a key function of our continuing commitment to providing a responsive customer-based service for our residents.
As a caretaker you will be:
- Involved in maintaining communal areas within our blocks and on our estates, carrying out communal cleaning and grounds maintenance work.
- Carrying out small maintenance repairs as required.
- Liaising directly with residents and contractors and answering queries and you must have due regard to health & safety and security issues
What you'll bring:
- Capable of carrying out a variety of small repair jobs and working effectively as part of a team and under your own initiative.
- Trade skills, Gardening or DIY experience would be an advantage together with a recognised City & Guilds or Bics qualification in cleaning, although not essential as training would be provided.
- A good communicator and be willing to learn new skills as the service adapts to the changing needs within the Neighbourhood.
- Able to work on your own initiative and be self-motivated to organise your own time effectively.
- Proactive in your daily activities and aware of safe working practices.
- Possessing a good literacy standard
- Have IT skills as you will be required to use a PC, undertaking online courses and assessments (This can be learnt on the job during the probationary period).
If you don’t have previous experience or qualifications, but are willing to learn, have ambition, enthusiasm, and care about delivering a first-class service to our residents we would like to hear from you.
If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk
About L&Q:
We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.
250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.
People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.
At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.
When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Fine out more here.
Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.
Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!
Salary range
- £28,280 per year