Caretaker

899111 · Medium Next-day ready

Career data Verified

Caretakers maintain and clean buildings and facilities such as schools, apartments, hospitals and office buildings.

Most common salary $52k – $78k

Upper salary up to $102k

Training 0-1 year

Maintains and cleans residential buildings, schools, offices, holiday camps, caravan parks and associated grounds.

Cleans common facilities, grounds and gardens, replacing light bulbs, checking fire hoses and extinguishers, and performing other cleaning and maintenance tasks; notifies management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs.

Works indoors predominantly, but may carry out a range of outdoor cleaning and general property maintenance tasks.
May work either late at night or early morning when commercial premises are largely unoccupied. Operates boilers or other heating or ventilation systems to control the air conditioning of the building.
Issues of personal security and risk exist when working unsociable hours and therefore employees may secure themselves indoors.
Work spaces are generally adequately heated and ventilated when indoors, but employees are significantly exposed to prevailing weather conditions when outdoors. Protective clothing is frequently worn.
Work spaces will vary in level of maintenance required and some may be dirty.

Light to medium physical demand
Stands and walks about the workplace when carrying out work tasks.
Stretching, reaching across and climbing (ladders, steps) movements will be occasionally required for most position of this type (e.g. changing light bulbs and cleaning down high surfaces).
Squatting, kneeling or crouching movements are likely to be occasionally required when cleaning low areas, or gardening.
Bending is a frequent requirement.
Twisting of the body or neck is occasionally required.
Contact with skin irritants or water is frequently required as a variety of chemical cleaning products and water are used on a regular basis. Protective gloves are worn.
Lifting, pulling or carrying requirements will be occasionally required for some tasks (e.g. moving furniture items and using cleaning equipment).
Repetitive movements are occasionally required for tasks such as sweeping or sawing.
Driving may be an occasional requirement, if the removal of rubbish from the job site is required.
Use of hand tools will be a frequent requirement for carrying out building maintenance.
Mental skills necessary include communication, organisational and planning skills.

Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier

Licence / registration No licence required

ANZSCO skill level 5

Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Caretaker, nil requirements — start now.