Cleaner - Counter Terrorism Policing

West Midlands Police; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A public safety organization in Birmingham is seeking a part-time Cleaner/Porter to maintain hygiene and housekeeping across their estates. Responsibilities include cleaning various facilities, assisting with furnishings, and ensuring safety standards. Applicants should have a full clean UK driving licence and the ability to work independently. This role involves up to 22 hours a week and offers a chance to contribute to public safety.

Qualifications

• Ability to work on your own initiative and prioritise tasks.
• Good communication and customer service skills.
• Possess a full clean UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning offices, meeting rooms, washrooms, and external areas.
• Removing waste and reporting maintenance defects.
• Maintaining cleaning equipment.

Skills

Full clean UK driving licence

Ability to commute

Physical effort capabilities

Initiative and task prioritization

Good communication skills

Job description

Overview

The Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) network stretches across the UK. We work alongside our partners to help protect the public and our national security by preventing, deterring and investigating terrorist activity.

Our Business Services Department supports the operational delivery of CT policing across the wider West Midlands region through our People, Facilities and Finance teams. As a Cleaner/Porter on our Facilities Team, you will carry out cleaning duties to maintain hygiene and good housekeeping practices across our estates.

You will be based at our modern offices near to Birmingham Airport, but will also deliver services across our estate as necessary. You'll work part time of up to 22 hours a week, with a minimum cover of Fridays. Flexible in relation to any other days worked throughout the week.

The role

Working as part of a team, the successful applicant will be responsible for carrying out general cleaning duties across the estate. This will consist of cleaning offices, meeting rooms, washrooms, welfare areas, custody facilities and forensic areas. Full training will be given which complies with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) and Manual Handling.

You will also assist in the movement of furnishings, deliveries, confidential waste and ensure meeting rooms and our conference centre are correctly laid out for use.

Responsibilities

• Damp dusting furniture, fixtures and furnishings, suction cleaning and wet mopping floors and stairwells, washing walls, and other vertical surfaces and tiled areas up to a height of 3.5m (11ft) using high level cleaning equipment.
• Cleaning kitchens and welfare areas including cleaning and defrosting refrigerators, cleaning inside units and cupboards.
• Removal of waste and confidential waste to central waste collection points (bins, skips etc.).
• Follow specific cleaning specifications to enable safe cleaning across the site.
• Maintaining cleaning equipment and to report any faulty equipment.
• Report any maintenance defects that are noted in the building.
• Cleaning of external areas such as car parks and clearing ground level drains and gullies.
• Undertake learning and carry out any other duties commensurate with the purpose and grading of the post.

Skills and competencies

Essential

• Possess a full clean UK driving licence.
• Ability to commute to alternative areas of work within the estate when required.
• Ability to undertake work that involves physical effort (e.g. bending/lifting).
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise tasks.
• Good communication and customer service skills.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a similar role, ideally across multiple sites.
• Knowledge/Understanding of British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) methods.
• Basic computer skills.

Security Clearance

This role requires British Nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and a Security Check vetting clearance.

You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances. There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.

Diversity & Inclusion

We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.

Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals' needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.

We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.

It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.

Advertisement Closing Date

Closing date: 12 October 2025 23:59

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if the maximum volume of applications has been reached. Candidates with unsubmitted applications will not be informed prior to the advert closing.

Please do not attach a CV/covering letter as these will not be used during the application process.