Concierge/General Maintenance
Location - Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hours are dependant on your own choice, between 36-42 hours per week
Start and end times to be chosen by you - Monday to Friday
Full time permanent role
The role of the Caretaker / Concierge is to ensure the leasehold building is ran in a professional, safe, maintained and inviting way. This position comes with very little pressure and would be a great role for someone to take into retirement.
The duties in this role are mainly not daily occurrences and are carried out proactively when needed, whereas some duties are more routine such as weekly fire alarm testing, ensuring building bins are accessible for the council to collect etc.
Duties:
- To complete a daily report of any incidences/ problems/ disruptive behaviour including a log of visits by contractors relating to the buildings or common areas. To log the time of inspections. Tests completed that day
- To assist leaseholders with day-to-day queries
- To carry out regular cleaning in communal areas including entrances, corridors, lifts, and windows
- To log deliveries for residents and deliver packages to individual apartments where residents have agreed when applicable
- To ensure visitors and contractors sign in and out using the electronic signing in system located in the office.
- To walk around the building at the start of each day to check for any obvious problems that may require attention, including any breaches of Lease such as unsightly storage, signs in windows, washing on display, etc... To take any appropriate action when necessary
- To check the generator on a daily basis, (and liaise with contractors on a quarterly basis)
- To check the paths for cleanliness and general state of repair and act accordingly (spillages etc...). To remove any obvious litter or other debris
- To pressure wash all paths on a routine basis, including the Quayside entrances. This should be carried out once a month, (the actual day is weather dependent)
- To inspect bulbs in the internal and external communal areas to liaise with Kingston where necessary to replace bulbs
- To check the site to ensure the cleaning is being carried out to a high standard
- Maintain the concierge office and keep it tidy
- To monitor the CCTV system and provide the emergency services with assistance where required
- To carry out gardening on a regular basis in the communal areas. To monitor external garden areas daily, watering plants and removing any obvious debris
- Complete the Concierge report on a daily basis noting all visitors to site, any information passed from third parties and any particular tasks completed each day
- Complete daily timesheet detailing your working activities. Daily time sheets to be kept in file provided in the Concierge office