Premises Officer
| Company: | Get Staffed Online Recruitment Limited |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.65 to £15.65 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Croydon, SE25 6LX |
| Working pattern: | On-site |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Posting date: | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 21 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Premises Officer
Location: Croydon (Bardsley Court, Claremont Court and Garden Court)
Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday, 9am - 2.30pm, 27.5 hours per week
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract for 6 months
Salary: £15.65 per hour (rising to £16.19 per hour after a successful probation of 5 months)
Our client is an established provider of Sheltered Housing and Facilities Management Services. They are proud to provide high standards of service to older people across several care schemes in the Croydon area, with a strong reputation for delivering safe, comfortable, and supportive homes. They aim to provide an inclusive and diverse working environment where people are at the heart of everything they do.
They are looking for a reliable, practical and tenant-focused Premises Officer to help provide clean, safe and well-maintained environments across their care schemes.
In this varied role, you will deliver cleaning and caretaking services, support day-to-day site operations, respond to tenant queries, liaise with colleagues and contractors, and help ensure that communal areas, grounds, refuse areas and site records are maintained to a high standard.
You will also provide day-to-day supervision for the Cleaner at Garden Court, helping to maintain standards, support development and ensure relevant health and safety and operational procedures are followed.
What you'll be doing
- Provide cleaning and general caretaking services across the three sites.
- Help keep premises, equipment, furnishings, grounds, refuse areas and planted areas clean, safe and well maintained.
- Monitor and report repairs, pest control issues, risks, incidents and other matters requiring follow-up.
- Act as a helpful point of contact for tenants, contractors, colleagues and visitors.
- Support safe access to premises, including helping with gritting and clearing paths in freezing weather where required.
- Maintain stock of cleaning materials and consumables, ensuring safe storage and compliance with COSHH requirements
- Keep relevant site records, logbooks and health and safety checks up to date.
Person specification
- Experience of working in a cleaning, caretaking or similar premises-based environment.
- A caring, customer-focused approach and the ability to deal sensitively and helpfully with tenant queries.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with tenants, colleagues, contractors and other stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail, reliability and an organised approach to managing time, priorities and resources.
- Experience of supervising staff, contractors or service providers, or a willingness to learn.
- IOSH Health and Safety and First Aid qualifications, or willingness to undertake relevant training.
Benefits
- Paid annual leave
- Comprehensive training programme
- Company pension
- Employee Excellence Referral programme
- Free Onsite Parking
- Healthcare Cash Back Plan up to £1,300 per year (available after successful completion of probation)
- Employee Recognition Scheme
All applicants must have a genuine caring and sensitive personality and the ability to demonstrate compassion and empathy to caring for older people.
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Our client is committed to Equality and Diversity; they therefore encourage those applicants who are considered disproportionate because of a protected characteristic. However, appointment will be based on merit and suitability to the role.
Upon receipt of your application, they will process your data for recruitment purposes only.