Cleaner

Leeds City Council; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

West Yorkshire Pension Fund

Inclusive workplace

Training & development opportunities

Staff benefits

Job summary

Leeds City Council is looking for a dedicated Cleaner to join our Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre team in Leeds. The role focuses on maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for visitors and staff.

The position is based primarily at Herd Farm, with a 30 hour week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 3pm, term-time (39 weeks per year) plus 5 days. Immediate start available and full training provided.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience is essential.
• Awareness of hygiene and safety, including PPE and safe handling of materials.
• Positive attitude to cleaning and customer service is required.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow supervisor instructions.
• Experience or aptitude to learn use of cleaning equipment.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain a safe environment in line with health and safety policy.
• Clean designated areas across buildings, outbuildings and grounds.
• Use both manual and mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Handle and store cleaning materials safely.
• Clean and tidy all areas including toilets, bedrooms, corridors and entrances.
• Carry out high level cleaning and maintenance tasks as required.
• Launder and turnaround bedding and linen to support centre operations.
• Monitor and replenish cleaning supplies and assist with ordering.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Hygiene & safety

Positive attitude

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Mechanical cleaning equipment

Training willingness

Flexibility across sites

Health & safety knowledge

Safeguarding understanding

Job description

Job title: Cleaner

Salary: A £24,868 pro-rata

Hours: 30 per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm) Term-time, plus 5 days

Contract: Permanent

Location: Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre, Leeds LS17 7RJ

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.

This role is about more than keeping areas clean and safe; you will make a real difference providing a quality service that meets the needs of our customers.

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 council values and ambitions .

About You

• 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

About The Role

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.

This is a hands-on and physically active role. You will need to be able to undertake manual handling activities, move equipment and furniture, work both indoors and outdoors, and respond flexibly to the changing demands of a busy residential and activity centre.

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 staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s or Adults’ barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates . Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.

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 Skilled Worker visa 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.

Job Description

Responsible for cleaning in Leeds City Council's Activity Centres. To maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation, helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment for all visitors and staff, while contributing to excellent customer experiences.

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 .

Qualifications

Essential requirements: It is essential that the candidate should be able to demonstrate the following criteria for the post. Candidates will only be shortlisted for interview if they can demonstrate that they meet all the essential requirements.

Skills Required

• 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 Leeds City Council Values and Behaviours and codes of conduct.
• Committed to continuous improvement in all areas and work towards delivering the Best City Ambition of Health & Wellbeing, Inclusive Growth and Zero Carbon
• Able to understand and observe Leeds City Council equality and diversity policies.
• 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.
• Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
• 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.

Desirable requirements

Skills Required

• Driving Licence