Home services

Accommodation warden

Accommodation wardens manage the day-to-day running of services like sheltered housing, hostels and student flats.

Bin worker

Bin workers collect household and commercial waste for disposal or recycling.

Bodyguard

Bodyguards protect individuals and groups from potential threats to their safety at events, when travelling and during everyday activities.

British Sign Language interpreter

British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters help deaf and hearing people communicate with one another.

Care escort

Care escorts travel with elderly or disabled people to help them get to their appointments.

Care worker

Care workers support vulnerable people with their daily activities and help them to live as independently as possible.

Caretaker

Caretakers look after buildings like schools, community centres and apartment blocks, keeping them secure, clean and well-maintained.

Celebrant

Celebrants conduct personalised wedding, naming and funeral ceremonies. They also help mark other important occasions and relationships.

Cleaner

Cleaners work in offices, schools, hotels and hospitals. They also do more specialised work like upholstery or conservatory cleaning.

Community transport driver

Community transport drivers provide a door-to-door service for vulnerable people who have difficulty using public transport on their own.

Crematorium technician

Crematorium technicians maintain and operate equipment to make sure cremation services run smoothly.

Domestic energy assessor

Domestic energy assessors (DEAs) work out the energy efficiency of domestic buildings like houses and flats.

Embalmer

Embalmers preserve and prepare bodies for burial or cremation.

Industrial cleaner

Industrial cleaners use specialist equipment to clean buildings, factories and machinery. They also clean up after fires, floods and spills.

Laundry worker

Laundry workers operate washing machines, steamers and dryers to clean items like clothes, bed linen, towels and uniforms.

Life coach

Life coaches support and encourage people to help them make informed decisions in their working and personal lives.

Personal shopper

Personal shoppers give advice to customers and suggest products that meet their needs.

Pest control technician

Pest control technicians identify infestations and get rid of pests like rats, mice, wasps and cockroaches.

Postperson

A postperson collects and sorts letters and parcels, and delivers them to homes and businesses in the community.

Recycled metals worker

Recycled metals workers grade, sort, clean and bale scrap metal for recycling.

Recycling operative

Recycling operatives collect, sort and recycle materials like glass, paper and plastics from homes and businesses.

Religious leader

Religious or faith leaders offer spiritual and moral guidance, and conduct public worship and other religious ceremonies.

Satellite engineer

Satellite engineers install and repair telecoms equipment and satellite systems.

Tailor

Tailors make or alter custom clothes for individual customers.