Estates Caretaker / Cleaner

Teign Housing; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing provider is seeking an Estates Caretaker Cleaner to maintain hygiene in communal areas and engage with external contractors. Ideal candidates will have cleaning and caretaking experience, ideally within social housing, and a commitment to improving communal spaces. As part of a supportive work culture, employees enjoy various benefits, including flexible work options, generous leave, and health care contributions. If you're passionate about community service, apply now!

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Discretionary Leave between Christmas and New Year

Generous pension contributions

Private Health Care membership

Flexible Agile Working

Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Reimbursement of professional membership fees

Employer contributions towards gym membership

Eye examination contributions

Up to 25% off selected O2 contracts

Microsoft Home Use Programme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work Scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Qualifications

• Sound cleaning and caretaking experience, preferably in social housing.
• A formal health and safety qualification is useful.
• Awareness of risk assessments is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hygiene standards in communal and public spaces.
• Handle a variety of cleaning equipment.
• Liaise with external contractors as needed.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Caretaking experience

Health and safety awareness

Job description

At Teign Housing, we’re driven by a simple but powerful mission: to provide good quality homes for our residents and rewarding, flexible careers for our people. As a thriving social landlord with over 200 dedicated professionals across Teign Housing and Templer Home Build, we proudly own and manage more than 4,000 homes across Teignbridge, the South Hams, East Devon, Mid Devon, West Devon, and Exeter.

We don’t just offer housing—we create communities. Our commitment goes beyond bricks and mortar. We deliver high-quality homes and personalised support that empower individuals and families to thrive.

Why Work With Us?

• Be part of a purpose led organisation making a real impact
• Join a supportive, forward-thinking team
• Enjoy career flexibility, growth, and meaningful work

We believe everyone deserves a safe, affordable, and welcoming place to call home. If you share our passion for building vibrant communities and delivering services that truly matter, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re now looking for an Estates Caretaker Cleaner to join our dynamic team.

Bring your skills, your ideas, and your drive—and help us shape the future of housing in Devon.

About the Estates Caretaker/Cleaner role

Dealing with everything from internal communal areas to external car parks, bin areas and flower beds, you will set the highest standards of hygiene and make certain that public spaces are litter‑free. At the same time, you will maintain a broad range of cleaning equipment and report any failures to your manager, and will on occasion liaise with external contractors, so you can expect considerable variety and real job satisfaction.

About you

To join us, you should possess sound cleaning and caretaking experience, preferably gained within a social housing environment. A formal health and safety qualification would be useful, as would awareness of risk assessments, but more importantly you will be a hard worker with deep passion for getting things done and making communal areas even better.

As an Investor in People Platinum organisation, you will be joining a company that creates a supportive high‑performance culture.

You can also expect to enjoy an excellent benefits package, including:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Discretionary Leave between Christmas and the New Year period
• Generous employer contributions towards your pension (including death in service), any employee who increase their contribution to 5% or above will receive an employer contribution of one and a half times their contribution up to a maximum employer contribution of 15%
• Private Health Care membership (if applicable)
• Flexible Agile Working
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme (optional)
• Reimbursement of the cost of a professional membership fee
• Employer contributions towards gym membership
• Employer contribution every two years towards eye examination for those who use computers significantly as part of their work
• Up to 25% off selected O2 airtime contracts
• Microsoft Home Use Programme available to all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured
• Westcountry Savings and Loans Schemeli>
• Recognition for Long Service (if applicable)
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme

If you believe you’re the right person for our Estates Caretaker/Cleaner role, please visit our website to apply via our online application form.

Teign Housing is committed to its policy on equality and diversity and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. Registered charity no. 1112196.