About the Role
We're looking for a proactive and reliable Caretaker to join our team at Royal William Yard, working specifically within the residential areas of the site. This is a key role supporting the Building Manager in maintaining the safety, cleanliness, and functionality of the communal spaces, ensuring a welcoming environment for residents.

Where will I be working?

Royal William Yard, Plymouth, PL1 3RP

Working Hours

• 16 hours per week:
• Thursday – 4 hours
• Friday – 8 hours
• Saturday morning – 4 hours
• Hours can be worked flexibly - Occasional additional hours/overtime may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out daily inspections of communal areas, identifying and resolving maintenance issues.
• Support with basic maintenance and repair tasks.
• Conduct weekly fire alarm and emergency lighting checks.
• Record monthly utility meter readings and assist with site inspections.
• Maintain security across the residential blocks
• Liaise with residents and contractors, ensuring health and safety standards are upheld.
• Supervise contractors and support cleaning staff when required.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.

About You

• Experience in facilities or caretaking within commercial or residential settings.
• Basic IT skills.
• Ability to carry out basic maintenance and repair work.
• A professional, courteous approach with a strong focus on customer service.
• Awareness of health and safety and fire safety procedures.

What does RMG have offer you?

You'll not only be joining a thriving market leader where you'll benefit from working alongside the best in the industry, you'll also receive a superb package of company benefits including:

• 27 days holiday plus all Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Free Healthcare cashback Plan (re-claiming for things like optical treatment (plus an optical discount voucher) and dental care, physiotherapy and GP Charges – plus more! (all to a generous fixed amount), plus 24/7 access to remote GP Services
• Sponsorship for study and professional qualifications (up to 4 study days)
• Pension scheme (matched up to 7%) and Life assurance (4 x annual salary)
• As part of Places for People Group (RMG's parent company), you will have access to Our Place Rewards, where you can choose from a huge range of shopping discounts, instore vouchers and reloadable e-cards, earn cashback on on-line purchases and take advantage of many exclusive offers!

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then apply following our simple 5 minute application process, upload a CV and a supporting statement which demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the role. If you have any questions please email the recruitment team recruitment@placesforpeople.co.uk 

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided you meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. 

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk. 

Please note that we may bring the closing date forward, if we receive a large number of quality applications. If you are interested in this role we would advise applying immediately to avoid disappointment.

If you are using a mobile device such as an iPad then ensure your CV is stored in the cloud, we currently support Google Drive, OneDrive and Dropbox.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls.

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. 

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. 

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities