Caretaker

Real Estate Equities

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

West Saint Paul, Minnesota

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The Caretaker is responsible for maintaining exceptional cleanliness of interior and exterior common areas and performing apartment turn-overs. Duties include floor care, waste removal, and reporting maintenance malfunctions to supervisors.

Qualifications

You have one year of previous caretaking or related cleaning experience and knowledge of cleaning standards and techniques. You are able to meet deadlines, work in extreme temperatures, and lift up to 40 pounds.

Must Have Skills for ATS

cleaning standards

cleaning techniques

Job Description

Purpose:  The Caretaker maintains each property with exceptional cleanliness.

Caretaker Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Provide customers with exceptional service and foster good resident relations.
  2. Be a valuable part of the effective on-site team.
  3. Know and adhere to standards of quality cleaning.
  4. Perform apartment turn-over duties within required timeframe.
  5. Keep all interior and exterior common areas clean on a daily basis, to include the following tasks:
    1. Sweep, mop, polish and strip floors
    2. Vacuum, spot clean and/or shampoo rugs and carpet using commercial vacuum cleaners and shampooing equipment
    3. Clean windows
    4. Spot-wash stained walls and doors  
    5. Remove garbage from receptacles and inset plastic liners
    6. Assist with snow removal, sweeping, watering/weeding and debris pick up
  6. Report malfunctions of amenities, bath fixtures, lighting fixtures and/or damages to any common areas to supervisor.
  7. Replace light bulbs.
  8. Clean debris from vacant apartments and garages. 
  9. Practice proper and safe use of material usage and equipment.
  10. Recommend purchase of cleaning materials and equipment; maintain supply room.
  11. Work in extremes of climate/temperature (-20 to 110 degrees), rain, snow.

Non-Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Perform/prepare special projects
  2. Perform other duties, as assigned

Position Requirements:

  1. One year of previous caretaking or related cleaning experience preferred
  2. Knowledge of cleaning standards and techniques
  1. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
  2. Ability to meet deadlines
  1. Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, pull and push
  2. Ability to lift 40 pounds to chest height
  3. Ability to work in extremes of climate/temperature (-20 to 110 degrees), rain, snow.

Real Estate Equities

Real Estate Equities is a Twin Cities based real estate firm celebrating 50 years of experience specializing in affordable multi-family housing development and management. Real Estate Equities has developed, owned, and operated numerous unique housing projects in the Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Arizona and other regional markets. Our complete range of capabilities includes asset management, occupancy management, accounting, facilities maintenance, development/construction services, marketing and lease-up. Our experience has shown that an integrated approach to delivering these core services produces the best results, and we bring this expertise to every project in which we are involved. Real Estate Equities contributes to the multi-family and fractional housing industry and stays current on trends and developments through active participation and leadership in industry associations. We are members of the National Multi Housing Council and Minnesota Multi-housing Association.
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