Caretaker - OPIL

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Older Person&©s Independent Living Service for a permanent caretaker to join the time. Whilst the successful applicants are likely to be based at one building mainly, we are a city-wide service and therefore there may be times where cover is needed.
The successful applicant will be expected to have a flexible approach and ability to manage their own workloads, whilst working as part of a team. The successful applicant should also possess a good level of practical cleaning skills with a strong emphasis on customer care, safety, and security of our buildings.
The successful applicant will not require handy person skills or be expected to carry out repairs. Professional boundaries with regards to service users is a must.
Duties include but are not limited to, cleaning of communal areas, identifying and reporting of communal repairs, completing of health and safety records and building inspections.
A basic level of IT skills is required as some duties are reliant on use of a computer or phone. Training will be provided on specific systems.
There is one vacancy of 20 hours over Monday & Friday. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council.
For informal enquiries please contact Carly Honeycombe on
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We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our