Cleaner

Lodestone House; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare check (Aviva Digicare)

Mental health support (EAP)

Perks at Work

Career training & Apprenticeships

Refer-a-friend incentive (£500)

Pension & life assurance

Job summary

Lodestone House, part of Compass Group UK&I, is recruiting a part-time Cleaner to join the facilities team in Cambridge. The role is 15 hours per week, evenings, Monday to Friday, helping to keep spaces clean, safe and welcoming for colleagues and visitors.

You will dust, mop, vacuum, and sanitise high-traffic areas, with duties including restocking supplies and disposing of waste. Pre-employment checks apply as part of safeguarding policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning is beneficial but not required.
• Able to work evenings, Monday–Friday.
• Strong personal reliability and time management.

Responsibilities

• Dust, sweep, mop, vacuum designated areas to a high standard.
• Sanitise surfaces, floors, windows, and touchpoints regularly.
• Empty bins and restock cleaning supplies.
• Work alongside cleaning and facilities teams to maintain safe environments.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Flexible

Hands-on role

Job description

About Us

Part of Compass Group UK&I, Lodestone House is the leading provider of catering and support services to the education sector. For over a quarter of a century, Lodestone House has been focusing on helping those in education to build strong bodies, sharp minds and lead long healthy lives. Every week, Lodestone House serves millions of nutritious and delicious meals to pupils and students in primary and secondary schools, academies, independent schools, colleges, and universities across the UK.

About The Role

We're currently recruiting a Cleaner to join Lodestone House on a part time basis, contracted to 15 hours per week, working evenings, Monday to Friday.

You’ll keep our spaces clean, safe and welcoming, making a real difference to everyone who works in or visits them.

Please note: This role is contracted to 47.3 weeks per year

What You’ll Do

• Working alongside our cleaning and facilities teams to keep environments safe and hygienic for every client and customer
• Dusting, sweeping, polishing, mopping, and vacuuming designated areas to a high standard
• Ensuring surface areas, floors, windows, and other touchpoints are sanitised regularly
• Performing additional cleaning duties as and when required, such as mopping up spillages quickly and efficiently
• Emptying and disposing of bin waste
• Monitoring and re-stocking cleaning supplies

What We Offer

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check
• Employee Assistance Programme - Mental health support, offering confidential advice and resources to help you navigate personal and professional challenges
• Perks at Work - Access to exclusive benefits and wellbeing resources
• Career training & development opportunities - Including Apprenticeships and Career Pathways
• Earn up to £500 when you refer a friend
• Comprehensive pension scheme and life assurance

About You

Our ideal Cleaner will:

• Have brilliant organisational skills and attention to detail
• Enjoy working in a hands-on role
• Have had cleaning experience in a similar role, although this is not essential
• Have a flexible approach to working

Lodestone House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Job Reference: com/0611/73968001/52832538/BU #LodestoneHouse

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!