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.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Building caretakers - from R7 003 to R20 460 per month - 2025.
- A Building caretakers typically earns between R7 003 and R13 265 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R7 442 and R14 810 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- 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
