Caretakers

Caretakers maintain and clean residential buildings, schools, offices, holiday camps, caravan parks and associated grounds.

What the job involves

• Filling out registration forms and providing tenants with copies of rules

• Collecting rent, and filling out and issuing receipts

• Cleaning common facilities, grounds and gardens, replacing light bulbs, checking fire hoses and extinguishers, and performing other cleaning and maintenance tasks

• Notifying management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs

• Cautioning tenants regarding excessive noise, disorderly conduct and abuse of property

• Patrolling buildings to ensure security is maintained

• Purchasing cleaning supplies