Porter Caretaker

Position: Porter Caretaker
Salary: £24k - £26k DOE
Location: Bethnal Green
Hours/days: 4 days on, 4 days off 7am - 7pm

We are currently recruiting for 2 x Porter Caretaker positions to work on an alternating shift pattern of 4 days on 4 days off, providing a 7 days per week daytime porter caretaker service to a residential development in Bethnal Green, London.

The role requires the successful Porter Caretaker to work at a residential building of circa 100 properties, with an outdoor and underground car park for residents parking.

The site has a cleaner Monday to Friday in the mornings for the communal areas, including litter picking and dealing with the refuse bins. The site also has a handyman for taking care of minor maintenance issues Monday to Friday in the mornings.

Duties and responsibilities:

The Porter Caretaker will be responsible for the following

• Signing for packages, parcels and deliveries on behalf of residents

• Informing residents of deliveries and packages ready for collection

• Maintaining parcel logs

• Taking in the post from royal mail and sorting them into the appropriate letterboxes

• Liaising and coordinating contractors

• Reporting maintenance issues to the he handyman and the managing agent where required

• Answering residents queries via phone and email

• Acting as the eyes and ears of the managing agent

• Issuing keys to contractors and residents

• Handling petty cash

• Monitoring and managing the CCTV system

Candidate Specification:

All applicants for the Porter Caretaker position should meet the following criteria

• Previous experience as a Porter Caretaker highly desirable

• Highly personable, with the ability to develop and maintain ongoing relationships with residents, contractors and the management team

• Computer literate, being able to competently use Microsoft office applications and email etc

• Good customer service skills, taking care of residents basic needs

• The ability to take ownership of the responsibility for the day to day well-being of the building

All applicants for the Porter Caretaker role should submit a CV along with a covering letter, outlining their suitability for the role