General Maintenance Operative

Job Introduction

We are seeking reliable, professional General Maintenance Operatives for a newly created team (General Maintenance Team) within our Caretaking Services.  

Role Overview:

The General Maintenance Operative will be responsible for carrying out a range of maintenance tasks across the borough, including painting, mould clearance/washing, waste clearance and general grounds maintenance within Royal Borough of Greenwich owned/managed properties.

We’re looking for candidates with a good understanding of maintenance and repairs works, with good communication skills and the ability to work in a team to deliver high quality services to our residents.  Key requirements:

• To work shifts between the hours of 6:00am and 8:00pm Monday to Friday, there may be a requirement to cover out of hours in emergency situations. Weekend working may also be required.
• To provide a range of painting tasks borough-wide for both internal and external areas, communal areas and within resident’s dwellings.
• To provide mould washing services to resident’s dwellings, including offering advice on mould prevention methods.
• Work at heights using step ladders, extension ladders, scaffold towers and cherry pickers.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information, including details of the physical tasks and activities required by the role.

If you have the knowledge and skills required for this role and want to join this professional team, we’d love to hear from you.  

Please note that these roles require a Basic level DBS check which you will be asked to complete as part of the pre-employment check process if you are successful in your application.   

Closing Date: 15 February 2026

For an informal discussion please contact Grant Wright at housing-caretaking@royalgreenwich.gov.uk   

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.