Home services

• Accommodation warden

  Property manager, hall manager

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

• Bin worker

  Refuse collector, waste operative, recycling collector

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

• Bodyguard

  Close protection officer, CPO, personal bodyguard

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

• British Sign Language interpreter

  Language professional

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

• Butler

  Household manager

  Butlers carry out personal and household tasks for their employers.

• Care escort

  Community transport passenger assistant

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

• Care worker

  Care assistant, support worker, nursing home assistant

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

• Caretaker

  Janitor

  Caretakers look after buildings like schools, community centres and flats, 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.

• Chauffeur

  Driver

  Chauffeurs drive clients from place to place, making sure their journey is safe and comfortable, and that they arrive on time.

• Chimney sweep

  Chimney sweeps clean the chimneys and flues of open fires and other coal, gas, oil and wood-fired heating systems.

• Cleaner

  Cleaning services operative

  Cleaners carry out general cleaning of offices, shops and homes, or more specialised cleaning like upholstery or the outsides of buildings.

• Community transport driver

  Community transport drivers provide a door-to-door service for people who can't easily use public transport.

• Crematorium technician

  Crematorium technicians make sure things run smoothly during a cremation.

• 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.

• Handyperson

  Handyman, handywoman

  A handyperson carries out minor repairs and small jobs in people's homes and businesses.

• Highways cleaner

  Street cleaner

  Highways cleaners keep footpaths, green spaces and streets clean, and deal with litter, graffiti, and items left by the public.

• Industrial cleaner

  Commercial cleaner

  Industrial cleaners clear up after fires, floods and crime scenes, as well as places that need to be hygienically clean.

• Laundry worker

  Dry cleaner

  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 shopping assistant

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

• Pest control technician

  Pest control officer

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

• Postperson

  Postal delivery worker

  A postperson collects, sorts and delivers letters and packages to homes and businesses.

• Recycled metals worker

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

• Recycling operative

  Waste resources recycling operative, recycling centre operative

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

• Religious leader

  Faith leader, cleric

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

• Satellite engineer

  Satellite systems technician

  Satellite engineers install and repair telecoms equipment and satellite systems.

• Tailor

  Bespoke tailor

  Tailors make or alter custom clothes for individual customers.

• Wedding planner

  Wedding planners help couples organise their wedding.

• Window cleaner

  Window cleaners work on domestic and commercial premises, cleaning windows, doors and other glass surfaces.