Cleaner - (Empty Homes)

Beyond Housing; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused housing organization in Scarborough is seeking a Cleaner to maintain empty properties post-repair. Responsibilities include cleaning per specifications, ensuring health & safety compliance, and maintaining equipment. Ideal candidates should demonstrate professionalism and a strong work ethic. The pay is competitive and aligned with the Real Living Wage.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Agile working options

Health cash plan

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Must follow health and safety regulations and use cleaning products safely.
• Ability to work in diverse property conditions and adapt methods accordingly.
• Valid UK driving license preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean empty properties post-repair work.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Maintain and properly store cleaning equipment.

Skills

Professionalism

Attention to detail

Communication

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Cleaner to support the team in cleaning all our empty properties once all repair work has been completed. These cleans will vary from minor to major, depending on the severity of the property.

You'll be professional, courteous, hard-working, and helpful, cleaning entire properties to meet our empty home’s specifications under the guidance of your team leader.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring you follow all health and safety regulations as trained and employ safe working methods at all times
• Keeping equipment in clean, good working order and ensuring that it is securely and safely stored
• Using cleaning products and solutions according to COSHH regulations as well as directed by the service team leader in accordance with cleaning procedures
• Reporting problems or faults in your area to your service team leader in accordance with reporting procedures
• Carrying out, where required, the installation/removal of suited locks to properties
• Delivering service in accordance with the company’s repairs and maintenance operating standards
• Providing the service to the customer in line with the company’s customer standards and quality standards
• Responding to all work related issues via the company’s communication system, which may include PDA/IT systems
• Being responsible for compliance with health & safety legislation and the company's health & safety management systems, for the safety of yourself, your colleagues, customers and the general public
• Record all work activities carried out and assess and record the materials used
• Ensuring the maintenance and security of plant machinery and vehicles as and when required
• A valid UK full driving licence (if you have a disability we will explore reasonable adjustments with you)

Pay and commitment

We are committed to paying the real living wage as defined by the Real Living Wage Foundation, which is higher than the government-set national living wage.

Apply and contact

Closing date for applications is Friday 26 September 2025. Applications will be reviewed throughout the duration of the advert and we may close it early should enough applications be received. We are not working with recruitment agencies on this vacancy.

Beyond Housing’s Employability team is here to support your application. If you need any assistance please call 0345 065 5656 or email [e-mail]

Pay award pending minimum 2.2%

Who is Beyond Housing?

We are proud to be an ethical organisation, deeply embedded in our local communities. With over 15,000 homes, 30,000 customers and 750 colleagues, we are changing lives every day. Our mission is simple: to provide homes customers want, services they value, delivered by people who care. We want to help our customers and communities to succeed and thrive. Considerate, collaborative, ambitious and accountable – that’s just our way of life.

Our offices are more than just the space we work in. We encourage inspiration, creativity and productivity in a relaxed and comfortable environment. We’re looking for people who are travelling in the same direction when it comes to the way we work, live our values and deliver our services. Our reward and recognition offer is pretty impressive too!

We have ambitious plans for further impact, and we need the right people to take this leap with us. It may be challenging at times, but you can be assured that it is going to be rewarding and inspiring. After all, we are changing lives, every day, in all that we do.

Our values are extremely important to us and we want all our colleagues to really live our values every day. We are looking for candidates who show they have the skills to do the role and are aligned with our values.

At Beyond Housing, we are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly throughout our recruitment and selection processes and are not discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Benefits

Here are some details of our employment package:

• Agile working – to give you that positive work-life balance. This enables you to work up to two days from home (if your role is suitable for that) after you have settled in and learned the ropes
• Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days including bank holidays after 5 years’ service) with the ability to purchase more if you wish
• Impressive salaries that match the market rate, with a commitment to an annual cost of living rise
• Commitment to paying the Real Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation
• Competitive pension scheme with generous employer contributions, to help you plan financially for your retirement
• Life assurance to look after your loved ones should the worst happen to you, and generous time off for bereavement if the worst happens to your loved ones
• Health cash plan, to claim back basic medical expenses such as optical, dental, and complementary therapies, along with free flu jabs to keep you tip-top
• A much-needed caffeine boost with free tea and coffee (and cordial for when you’re feeling parched)
• Recognition schemes such as weekly ‘Cheers For Peers’, ‘Star of the Quarter’ and our prestigious annual Star Awards event
• Long service awards every 5 years
• Cycle to work scheme and cycle parking (if you’ve got the legs for it)
• Cashback and discounts scheme covering a range of well-known retailers and leisure providers to help your money go further
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle lease scheme to support cost effective green travel