Cleaner

BARNARDO'S; Lostock Hall; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle2work scheme

Discounts and cashback from high-stre​

20% discount at Barnardo's stores

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Barnardo's is seeking a reliable Cleaner to join the Include Me 2 service in Lostock Hall. The role is 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with duties covering cleaning across playrooms, kitchens, toilets and all communal areas to maintain high standards.

You will work independently, maintain hygiene, manage waste, and report any health and safety concerns to your Line Manager. The role supports a welcoming environment for children, young people and families.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Ability to work independently.
• Awareness of health, safety and hygiene.
• Pride in delivering a welcoming environment for children and families.
• Good time management and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Keep all areas of the building clean and tidy to a high standard, with focus on playrooms, kitchens, toilets and communal spaces.
• Maintain excellent hygiene standards throughout the building.
• Report health and safety concerns, hazards, breakages or maintenance issues to your Line Manager.
• Manage waste and rubbish safely and hygienically, ready for collection.
• Monitor cleaning supplies and notify the Service Administrator when more materials are needed, within budget.
• Store cleaning products and equipment safely and securely.
• Unlock or secure the building per working hours and follow security procedures including alarm use.
• Complete any relevant training for the role.
• Support with other duties as requested by your Line Manager.

Skills

Proud of their work

Reliable and trustworthy

Health and safety awareness

Positive and proactive

Organised and time management

Reporting maintenance concerns

Welcoming environment for children and

Job description

Could you help us keep our service clean, safe and welcoming?

We are looking for a reliable, conscientious and friendly Cleaner to join our team at Include Me 2.

If you take pride in creating clean and welcoming spaces, enjoy working independently and would like to make a positive difference through your work, we would love to hear from you.

This role is particularly important as The environment we provide is used by children, young people, families and staff, and having a clean, safe and welcoming space makes a real difference to their experience of our service.

About the Role:

Working 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday (2 hours per day), you will help us maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout our building.

Cleaning tasks will be completed through a planned rotation, ensuring that all areas of the building receive the attention they need while maintaining consistently high standards.

Particular attention will be given to areas regularly used by children, young people and families, including playrooms, kitchens, toilets and communal areas.

What you'll be doing

Your role will include:

• Keeping all areas of the building clean and tidy to a high standard, with particular attention to playrooms, kitchens, toilets and communal spaces.

• Maintaining excellent standards of hygiene throughout the building.

• Reporting any health and safety concerns, hazards, breakages or maintenance issues to your Line Manager.

• Managing waste and rubbish safely and hygienically, ensuring it is ready for collection.

• Monitoring cleaning supplies and letting the Service Administrator know when additional materials are needed, working within an agreed budget.

• Making sure cleaning products and equipment are stored safely and securely.

• Unlocking or securing the building in line with your working hours and following the appropriate security procedures, including use of the alarm system.

• Completing any relevant training required for the role.

• Supporting with any other reasonable duties requested by your Line Manager.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is:

• Proud of their workand takes care in maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Reliable and trustworthy, with the ability to work independently.

• Aware of the importance of

  health, safety and hygiene.

• Positive, approachable and willing to get stuck in.

• Organised and able to manage their time effectively across a planned cleaning schedule.

• Confident in raising concerns or reporting maintenance issues when they arise.

• Committed to helping create a

  welcoming, comfortable and safe environment for children, young people and families.

Why join us?

You'll be joining a friendly and supportive team where the work you do is genuinely valued.

At Include Me 2, the environment we provide is an important part of the experience for the children, young people and families who use our service. By keeping our building clean, safe and welcoming, you'll be making a valuable contribution to the work we do every day.

If you're someone who takes pride in what you do and would enjoy being part of a team that makes a difference,we'd love to hear from you.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

We appreciate our colleagues' dedication and their commitment to delivering excellence in the vital work we do, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.

We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

We are committed to a rounded colleague experience with an approach to both pay and rewards that are fair, attractive, and progressive. This is in support of our strategic ambition to ensure Barnardo's is a place everyone can belong, grow and thrive.

The salary range advertised is in line withour pay principles, for consistency and fairness while recognising the skills and experience applicants bring to the role. Appointing salaries can be discussed further at appointment stage; we do seek to appoint within this range always exercising responsible stewardship.

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

Barnardo's require colleagues to be UK residents, based in the UK and to complete their roles from within the UK (with the exception of colleagues providing Barnardo's services in Jersey and colleagues who live in the Republic of Ireland providing services in Northern Ireland)

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

• Reference number:23892
• Job Title:Cleaner
• Location:Lostock Hall
• Locality:Lancashire
• Contract type:Permanent
• Hours:10
• Salary:£25,878 - £26,361 FTE (£6,994 - £7,124 actual)
• Closing Date:25 October 2026
• Interview Date:To be confirmed

Benefits

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Additional Info

• Information Sheet for Applicants Applying for Positions Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults (updated July 2021).pdf (107.00 KB)
• Barnardo's Workplace Offer Visual Summary.pdf (27.58 KB)
• Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy Dec 2024.pdf (164.07 KB)
• Cleaner Job Description & Person Profile.pdf (120.47 KB)