Cleaner - Housing

Swindon Borough Council; Swindon; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Swindon Borough Council is seeking a Cleaner - Housing to deliver routine cleaning across council-owned properties, mainly Sheltered Housing Schemes in Swindon. The role requires carrying out cleaning, maintaining hygiene and safety in communal areas and responding to empty homes in void properties.

You will work 37 hours per week, with a salary of £26,016 per year plus benefits. A DBS check, English language fluency and ability to travel between schemes are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of health and safety at work especially manual handling at work, COSHH and PPE.
• Demonstrate knowledge of participating in good practices i.e. Health & Safety.
• Ability to travel throughout the Borough and access to a vehicle to move between schemes.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning duties across our social housing properties as directed.
• Deep cleaning and clearance of empty council homes before new tenants move in.
• Routine cleaning such as mopping, dusting, window cleaning, removal of rubbish, sanitizing, and deep cleaning kitchen equipment.
• May include graffiti removal, decontamination, or needle sweeps.

Skills

Cleaning procedures

Health & Safety

Manual handling COSHH PPE

English fluency

Job description

Cleaner - Housing

Ref: 200342

Salary: £26,016 p.a. plus benefits

37 hours per week

Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

Your next role

The Cleaner role will deliver routine cleaning across Council-owned land and properties. The postholder will visit council-owned properties to carry out cleaning duties predominately based in Sheltered Housing Schemes in Swindon.

What You'll Do

This role involves carrying out a range of cleaning, maintaining hygiene and safety in communal areas like corridors, lounges, kitchens, and laundry rooms or elderly or vulnerable residents, performing tasks such as, dusting sweeping, mopping, and deep cleaning to create a welcoming, hazard-free environment. Depending on capacity, you may support colleagues cleaning new empty homes awaiting re-let or cleaning in Supported Housing Schemes.

Our cleaning teams work directly in residential areas in Sheltered Housing schemes, Supported Housing schemes and Void properties, providing a reliable and customer-focused service, while following council policies, health and safety regulations, and safeguarding procedures. They maintain accurate records of work completed and contribute to maintaining decent living standards across the council’s housing stock.

The role also requires effective tenant engagement, robust risk management, and a commitment to continuous improvement to safeguard residents, colleagues, and the wider community. You will:

• Carry out cleaning duties across our social housing properties as directed.
• Carry out cleaning in void properties: Deep cleaning and clearance of empty council homes before new tenants move in.
• To include routine cleaning such as moping, dusting, window cleaning, removal of rubbish sanitizing, and deep cleaning kitchen equipment.
• May include graffiti removal, decontamination, or needle sweeps.

What You'll Bring

• Knowledge and experience of health and safety at work especially manual handling at work, COSHH and PPE.
• Demonstrate knowledge of participating in good practices i.e. Health & Safety.

The ability to travel throughout the Borough will be required and access to a vehicle to move from one scheme to another.

You will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re‑vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

For further information about the role, please contact Janine Pike- Estates Housing Manager [e-mail]

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application or supporting statement, please email [e-mail]

Closing date: 19 November 2026

Interview date: 27 November 2026