Estate Caretaker

Job Description

Estate Caretaker

Salary: £29,253 - £32,736 per annum

Permanent Contract

37 Hours per Week

We currently have an excellent opportunity to join the Estate Caretaking Team as an Estate Caretaker.

Estate Caretakers play an important part in creating and maintaining clean, tidy and attractive estates where tenants and residents can feel safe and proud to live in.

The Role:

This role offers a variety of responsibilities including:

• Cleaning internal and external areas in and around our Estates
• Maintaining the environment and promoting a sense of community wellbeing
• Providing advice on amenities and community initiatives
• Carrying out a wide range of practical tasks to keep the estates clean and tidy such as removing bulk refuse and supporting socially excluded residents
• Supporting other teams to identify and resolve issues

What we are looking for:

• You should be a highly motivated individual with knowledge of Estates Services.
• Ability to use IT equipment
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to organise workloads
• Ability to use your own initiative, working independently and as part of a team.

Staff Benefits:

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous paid annual leave
• High quality training opportunities
• Opportunity for advancement
• Staff discounts
• personal protective clothing
• Employee Assistance Programme

For an informal discussion about these posts, please contact Roy Hallihan on 07872 111089

Advert Closing Date:

Redeployment Only: 2nd October 2025

Internal & External Applications: 12th October 2025

Interview Dates: To Be Confirmed

To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below:

JobProfile-Estate Caretaker.pdf

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About us

Why Thurrock?

Working at Thurrock Council gives you the opportunity to join an organisation that is changing at pace, one where you can make a real difference to the lives of the people we serve.

Thurrock Council is moving towards a new community leadership approach which involves linking with local partners and communities as we shape our improvement for the years ahead.

This is an exciting time to join us, to shape the future success of our changing organisation and to have a positive influence on our borough.

Our location

Thurrock is located on the north bank of the river Thames. Our urban centres are a vibrant mix of established towns and new young communities, with a diverse and growing population of around 160,000 residents.

We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills. We have excellent retail and leisure opportunities, including Lakeside Shopping Centre, country parks, forests, and marshes.

Thurrock is just half an hour journey away from the centre of London by train and well connected by road.

Staff benefits

We offer lots of staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement and hybrid working. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.

Further information can be found here Employment benefits | Working for the council | Thurrock Council

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Thurrock Council is committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification.

We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do.

For further information about Thurrock Council please visit our website: Thurrock Council