Cleaning Operative

Rossendale Borough Council; Bacup; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Rossendale Borough Council in Bacup seeks a reliable Cleaning Operative to join the Facilities team, based at Futures Park, Bacup. You will help provide a high-quality cleaning service, ensuring premises are clean, tidy and hygienic.

Your duties include cleaning offices, toilets, kitchens, meeting rooms and communal areas, dusting and polishing furniture, vacuuming and mopping floors, emptying bins and ensuring premises are secure at the end of your shift.

Qualifications

• Reliable, flexible and able to work on your own initiative.
• A good team player with the ability to follow instructions.
• Committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Aware of the importance of health and safety.
• Willing to provide cover at other Council premises when required.

Responsibilities

• Clean offices, toilets, kitchens, meeting rooms and communal areas.
• Dust and polish furniture and fittings.
• Vacuum and mop floors.
• Empty bins and secure premises at end of shift.

Skills

Reliability

Team player

Health & safety

Flexibility

Initiative

Job description

Rossendale Borough Council is looking for a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Operative to join our Facilities team.

Based primarily at Futures Park, Bacup, you will help provide a high-quality cleaning service, ensuring Council premises are maintained to a clean, tidy and hygienic standard.

Your duties will include cleaning offices, toilets, kitchens, meeting rooms and communal areas, dusting and polishing furniture and fittings, vacuuming and mopping floors, emptying bins and ensuring premises are secure at the end of your shift.

About you:

You will be:

• Reliable, flexible and able to work on your own initiative.
• A good team player with the ability to follow instructions.
• Committed to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Aware of the importance of health and safety.
• Willing to provide cover at other Council premises when required.

Previous commercial cleaning experience and knowledge of COSHH and hygienic cleaning practices would be desirable, although these are not essential.

If you take pride in your work and enjoy making a positive difference to the working environment for others, we would love to hear from you!

For more information please download the Job Description/Person Specification document below.

Closing date: Monday 16th November 2026 at 9am

Interview Date: Monday 23rd November 2026