Cleaner at West Denton Primary School

Newcastle City Council; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 8,600 - 8,900; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly pay £13.45

DBS paid

Induction and training

Uniform and equipment provided

Pension scheme

Cycle2work

Health support

Job summary

Newcastle City Council is hiring a Cleaner for West Denton Primary School in Newcastle upon Tyne. This site-specific role runs Monday to Friday, 3:30pm to 6:00pm, 12.5 hours per week, at £13.45 per hour. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

You will work as a team to clean corridors, classrooms, offices and toilets, with duties including emptying bins, mopping and vacuuming, while complying with DBS and safety checks.

Qualifications

• No experience required; full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas such as corridors, classrooms, offices and toilet areas.
• Empty bins, mop and vacuum floors.
• Regular stooping, bending and lifting as part of duties.

Skills

Reliability

Positive attitude

Job description

*We are proud to be an accredited Real Living Wage Council, paying all of our employees a minimum of 13.45 per hour; leading and setting standards for good work within the city.

City Operations, Transport and Neighbourhoods

Facility Services & Civic Management.

West Denton Primary School, Hillhead Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE5 1DN

Cleaner – 12.50 hours per week, 3:30pm to 6:00pm Monday to Friday

£13.45 per hour

What we are looking for:

Newcastle City Council are currently looking for reliable and friendly people with a positive attitude to join our Facility Services team as a Cleaner. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

This is a site-specific advert for our school Cleaning roles. If you are interested in other locations advertised by Newcastle City Council, please mention this in the additional information part of the application form.

About the role:

Working as a team and using your own initiative, daily duties will involve cleaning designated areas such as corridors, classrooms, offices and toilet areas using required equipment. Whilst working to fixed deadlines, responsibilities include emptying bins, mopping and vacuuming floors, so regular stooping, bending and lifting will be required. To carry out these tasks, candidates will need to have a basic understanding of both written and spoken English due to the use of chemicals.

This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a DBS check (Data and Barring System) to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.

In order to complete a DBS check you will have to provide us with ID documents to allow us to process your checks. Please make sure you check the list of acceptable ID attached to this advert. You will not be able to start this role without a DBS and you cannot complete a DBS without the relevant ID so this is essential.

About us:

Facility Services and Civic Management work across the city and Gateshead providing building cleaning, caretaking, school meals and welfare catering services.

We have a large team of cleaners, cleaner supervisors, facility supervisors (caretakers), catering assistants, assistant chefs and chefs working various hours and shifts in schools and public buildings.

Our service is committed to delivering a high standard of service to our customers and in doing so investing in our staff and staff development.

What we offer:

• Competitive hourly rates of pay
• Up to 29 days annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time staff)
• Paid DBS as well as paid induction and training
• Full uniform and equipment provided at no cost to you
• Full training and opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle2work scheme
• Access to a salary sacrifice car lease and home electronics scheme.
• Weekend, bank holiday and unsociable hours pay enhancement
• Full employee support package including access to a free confidential Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff offers and discounts including discounts on travel passes and leisure.

If you would like to discuss this post please call Neil Griffin on 07974687694