Cleaner - Council Offices (Giffnock) - ERN06684

East Renfrewshire Council; Giffnock; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

East Renfrewshire Council is seeking a cleaning operative to maintain hygienic conditions across council premises, including toilets. Duties include washing, litter collection, sweeping, dusting and vacuuming with powered equipment as needed.

The ideal candidate has cleaning experience, though a willingness to learn is welcomed. Interviews are conducted in person, with additional safeguarding requirements and right-to-work checks in the UK.

Qualifications

• Cleaning experience preferred.
• Applicants with a willingness to learn will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out cleaning duties including washing, emptying litter bins, sweeping, dusting and vacuum cleaning using powered equipment where appropriate to ensure premises (including toilets) are clean and hygienic.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Willingness to learn

Job description

You will carry out various cleaning duties, including washing, emptying litter bins, sweeping, dusting and vacuum cleaning using powered equipment where appropriate, to ensure that the premises, which will include toilets, are in a clean and hygienic condition.

The ideal candidate should have cleaning experience although applicants with a willingness to learn will also be considered.

Please note: you will be required to attend interview in person.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence therefore to apply if you are barred from working with children and protected adults. In addition to this, if you have lived or worked in any country outside the UK in the past 10 years, there may be a requirement for an overseas police check.

Recruitment Dates

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 15 November 2026

You will be contacted by facilities management to arrange a date for interview.

Use of AI in applications

– Please fill out the application using your own words, based on your own experiences. We value authenticity and are genuinely interested in reading candidates’ personally written applications. We therefore ask that candidates do not use AI tools to complete recruitment application forms. Where an application appears to have been AI generated it may result in your application not being considered.

Please note – East Renfrewshire Council does not provide Visa sponsorship.

Please note – all applicants will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK, and any offer of employment will be conditional upon verifying documentary evidence before employment commences. Further information can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work

References – during your application form completion you must provide details of a minimum of 2 referees, 1 of which should be your most recent or current employer. It is also a requirement that the referees are your previous/current managers and are not the details of work colleagues operating at the same level as you or personal referees. Please note only work email addresses for referees will be accepted. Please contact