cleaner

Leeds City Council; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Training & development

Holiday entitlement

Friendly team

Job summary

Leeds City Council is seeking a reliable Cleaner to help maintain a healthy, safe and welcoming environment at Herd Farm Residential & Activity Centre. You will clean a wide range of areas, follow health and safety procedures and support visitors and staff with a positive, can-do attitude.

The role includes site-specific training, PPE provision, and working as part of a busy team. Hours are typically 9am–3pm, term-time plus five days, with occasional shifts at other Leeds City Council sites.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience.
• Awareness of hygiene and safety practices.
• Willingness to work across multiple sites.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Commitment to health and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe environment following health and safety policy.
• Clean designated areas across buildings and grounds.
• Use manual and mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Handle cleaning materials safely and store correctly.
• Clean toilets, bedrooms, corridors and communal spaces.
• Carry out high-level cleaning and window washing when required.
• Perform deep cleaning and special cleaning procedures.
• Launder and turnover bedding as needed for guests.
• Dispose of waste responsibly and recycling where possible.
• Monitor supplies and assist with ordering cleaning products and equipment.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Health & safety awareness

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Flexibility across sites

Customer service mindset

Job description

As a Cleaner you'll thrive on bringing a positive can-do attitude approach to your work and play an important part in helping us deliver a healthy, safe and welcoming environment for people of all ages and from all communities, As our next Cleaner, you'll play an important part in helping us deliver a healthy, safe and welcoming environment for people of all ages and from all communities. Based primarily at Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre, you'll join a busy and friendly team supporting visitors who come to enjoy outdoor activities and residential experiences throughout the year. The cleaner is vital to the success of the centre, helping to maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation, while ensuring every visitor has a positive experience. We are looking for a reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic individual who takes pride in their work. You will be responsible for cleaning a wide range of areas across the site, maintaining high standards of hygiene, cleanliness and presentation, and carrying out occasional high-level cleaning and maintenance tasks as required. Your safety and wellbeing are important to us. We will provide full site-specific training, along with all necessary cleaning equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE), to help you carry out your role safely and effectively. Everything we do is underpinned by our commitment to health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, and safeguarding. A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's or Adults barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people. This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe environment in accordance with health and safety policy and legislation.
• Clean designated areas across the buildings, outbuildings, and grounds.
• Use of manual and mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Handle, use of and store cleaning materials in accordance with recommended health and safety procedures.
• Clean and tidy in all areas including toilet/hygiene areas, bedrooms, corridors, landings, staircases, entrances, activity rooms, offices; vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, emptying bins and other tasks as required.
• High level cleaning, washing of walls, windows, glass using appropriate equipment.
• Carry out deep cleaning and special cleaning procedures.
• Launder and turnaround of all bedding and linen, ensuring availability for arriving guests and centre operations.
• Collect and dispose of waste appropriately and sustainably.
• Monitor and replenish cleaning supplies, ensuring stock levels are sufficient and assisting with the ordering of cleaning products and equipment as required.
• Wear appropriate protective clothing including rubber gloves.
• Work to operational specifications and quality assurance work schedules, completing all relevant Health & Safety records.
• Basic repairs and maintenance.
• Work as part of a team and act on instructions from senior staff.
• Assist customers in a positive manner.
• Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
• The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.
• The hours of work are primarily determined by the needs of the service.
• Contribute to the overall ethos, work, and aims of the service by attending relevant meetings, training days/events as requested.
• Carry out all duties having regard to an employee's responsibility under Health and Safety Policies.
• Willingness to actively participate in training and development activities.
• Participate in appraisal, training, and development activities.
• Be aware of and comply with Leeds City Council policies and procedures.
• Be aware of and support difference and ensure equality for all working in an anti-discriminatory manner, upholding, equality & diversity policies of Leeds City Council.
• Recognise and appropriately challenge any incidents of racism, bullying, harassment, victimisation, and any form of abuse, reporting any concerns to the appropriate person.
• The Council has adopted a flexibility protocol and the role will be expected to work within these parameters.

As a Cleaner, you will bring to the role:

• Previous cleaning experience
• Awareness of hygiene, health and safety such as using protective clothing and safe handling of cleaning materials
• Positive attitude to cleaning and customer service
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Ability to work as part of a team and act on instructions from supervisors
• Experience in or aptitude to learn the use of mechanical cleaning equipment
• Willingness to take part in training and attend courses as requested
• Willingness to work flexibly across different sites and areas
• A strong understanding of health and safety, risk awareness and safe working practices
• A clear understanding of safeguarding relating to work with children and vulnerable people, No formal qualifications are required.

Essential requirements

• Able and willing to work flexibly across different work locations and areas as appropriate.
• Able to use toxic materials in the process of general cleaning.
• Able to work as part of a team and act on instructions from Supervisors.
• Able and willing to cover different duties as requested commensurate with grade.
• Able and willing to wear corporate clothing and protective equipment as required.
• Able to use a variety of cleaning equipment.
• Able to establish and maintain positive relationships with the team.
• Able to lead on responding to immediate health and safety issues.
• Able to recognise and challenge prejudices, stereotypes, and discrimination.

Knowledge required

• A strong understanding of health and safety, risk awareness and safe working practices
• Understanding of responsibilities in terms of security, confidentiality, and data protection.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding relating to work with children and vulnerable people.

Experience required

• Previous cleaning experience, preferably in a similar commercial setting.

Essential Behavioural & other Characteristics

• Understand and embrace
• and codes of conduct.
• Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the
• of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
• Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.

Driving Licence

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our and .

Shift pattern for the role

9am - 3pm Monday to Friday. We offer this role on a term-time basis (39 weeks per year) plus 5 days. The role is primarily based at Herd Farm Residential & Activity Centre, although you may on occasion be asked to work and support other Leeds City Council sites. Immediate start is available.

What we offer you

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• Inclusive and welcoming workplace
• friendly and vibrant team who are passionate about the outdoors and helping others achieve
• access to specific training and support
• continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of