Property maintenance

Caretaker CV: example and template

This example is for caretakers at residents' associations, housing cooperatives, estates and cleaning firms, and for people looking for steady work at a building close to home.

The employer wants to know which buildings and grounds you look after, what work you do over the year, whether you clear snow and look after greenery, whether you report faults and how you get on with residents. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: caretaker

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Halina Przybylska

Caretaker

Bydgoszcz +48 123 456 789 halina.przybylska@example.com

Professional profile

Caretaker with 10 years of experience at residents' associations. I keep 3 buildings with 120 flats and the grounds around them clean, clean stairwells and lifts, clear snow from pavements, mow the grass, keep the bin area tidy and sorted, report faults to the property manager and help with minor repairs. The association board has renewed my contract for years with no remarks.

Work experience

Caretaker

03.2016 - present

Residents' associations, 3 buildings, Bydgoszcz

  • Cleaning stairwells, lifts and basements in 3 buildings.
  • Clearing and gritting pavements in winter.
  • Mowing grass, raking leaves and looking after greenery.
  • Keeping the bin area tidy and checking waste sorting.
  • Reporting faults to the property manager and minor repairs.

Cleaner

05.2012 - 02.2016

Cleaning firm, Bydgoszcz

  • Cleaning offices.
  • Washing windows.
  • Operating cleaning machines.

Education

Shop assistant

1995 - 1998

Vocational School in Bydgoszcz

Skills

  • Keeping buildings clean
  • Snow clearing and winter work
  • Greenery care
  • Waste management and sorting
  • Reporting faults
  • Contact with residents

Training

  • Health and safety training for cleaning work, 2024
  • Mower and blower operation training, 2019

Additional information

  • I live on the estate

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a caretaker CV

Professional summary

Write which buildings you look after, how many there are and what work you do over the year. Add a result, for example long cooperation with no remarks. The employer is looking for a reliable person who cares for the building as if it were their own and gets on well with residents.

Cleaner with 4 years of experience at a cleaning firm. I clean offices, wash windows and operate cleaning machines. I am looking for work as a caretaker on a housing estate.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the buildings, number of flats, indoor and outdoor work, winter, greenery and waste. Show the scale in numbers. Also say whether you report faults and do minor repairs.

Weaker: Cleaning.

Better: Cleaning stairwells, lifts and basements in 3 buildings.

Weaker: Winter.

Better: Clearing and gritting pavements in winter.

Weaker: Grounds.

Better: Mowing grass, raking leaves and looking after greenery.

Skills worth listing

List cleaning, winter work, greenery, waste, reporting faults and contact with residents. In your soft skills show reliability, punctuality and politeness.

Professional skills

  • Keeping clean
  • Winter work
  • Greenery care
  • Waste sorting
  • Reporting faults
  • Minor repairs

Personal skills

  • Reliability
  • Punctuality
  • Politeness
  • Independence
  • Attentiveness

Training

List health and safety training and equipment training, for example for a mower or snow blower. They are not required, but they show that you work safely.

First job as a caretaker

Without experience, describe cleaning or garden work or looking after your own home. This is a job you can learn quickly.

Add whether you live nearby. Property managers like to hire people from the area.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A residents' association looks for cleaning and contact with residents, an estate for green areas and winter work, and a cleaning firm for work at several sites. Move to the top what the job ad is about. If you also look after car parks, playgrounds or grounds at schools and offices, add this. It shows that you can manage a larger area. Also say whether you can operate a snow blower or a ride-on mower. Also give the working hours that suit you and whether you can start early in the morning.

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Questions and answers

What should a caretaker put on a CV?

The buildings, number of flats, cleaning, winter work, greenery, waste, reporting faults and availability.

Does a caretaker need licences?

No, but health and safety and equipment training is welcome.

Which results are worth giving?

The number of buildings, long cooperation and no complaints from residents.

Does living nearby help?

Yes, especially in winter, when pavements need clearing quickly.

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