About us at Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Caretaking Team as a Mobile Caretaker. In this role, you will travel between a range of designated sites, carrying out cleaning and caretaking duties within communal areas.

Working closely with the wider Teams, you will play a key role in maintaining high standards across our estates. You will help ensure that communal spaces are clean, safe and welcoming environments for our residents, while also identifying and reporting any maintenance issues.

You will be supported in your role through certified training in key areas such as Manual Handling, COSHH, and Asbestos Awareness, as well as other relevant health and safety disciplines. This will enable you to carry out your duties safely and effectively while continuing to develop your skills.

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

You will be part of our dedicated Caretaking Team within Housing Estates Services, whose key purpose is to maintain clean, safe and well-presented communal areas across our estates. The team plays a vital role in supporting the day-to-day environment our residents live in, helping to create spaces that residents can feel proud of.

Through your work, you will make a direct impact on residents’ quality of life by ensuring communal areas are welcoming, well maintained and free from hazards. The team works closely with colleagues across Housing, Grounds Maintenance and our Repairs Service to quickly identify and resolve estate issues, contributing to a responsive and resident-focused service.

The team includes Mobile Caretakers, Estate Caretakers and Bulk Drivers, all working collaboratively to deliver high standards across the borough. In this role, you will report to a Team Leader, who will support you in your day-to-day work and ongoing development.

About You

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

1. You can carry out cleaning and caretaking duties to a good standard, helping to maintain tidy, safe and well-presented communal areas, using digital platforms to record your work.

2. You work well as part of a team and can collaborate with colleagues across housing and repairs services.

3. You are comfortable communicating with residents and colleagues, and responding positively to feedback.

4. You can follow procedures and work safely, with an awareness of health and safety requirements such as COSHH and fire safety.

5. You are reliable, organised and able to manage your workload across different sites, adapting to changing priorities when needed.

6. You can travel between locations and carry out physical aspects of the role, including working outdoors and handling equipment.

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Essential for The Role:

Basic DBS

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the role profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email: Stefan.Nor@hounslow.gov.uk

Telephone: 07779436253

Interviews for this job will be held during week commencing 3rd August 2026.