Building caretakers

Building caretakers take care of apartment houses, hotels, offices, churches and other buildings and maintain them and associeated grounds in a clean and orderly condition. They may supervise other workers and contractors depending on the size and nature of the building concerned.

Job Definition

• Supervising the work of cleaning, housekeeping and building maintenance staff and contractors
• Participating in cleaning, simple repairs and maintenance of building interiors
• Tending furnaces and boilers to ensure provision of heat and hot water
• Regulating conduct of tenants and visitors in such matters as noise abatement or misuse of property
• Providing small services to absent tenants such as accepting deliveries on their behalf or providing requested information to callers
• Notifying management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs
• Patrolling buildings to ensure security is maintained
• Filling out registration forms and providing tenants with copies of rules