Cleaning Operative

Places for People; Colchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training & development

Discounts & offers

Job summary

Places for People (PfP Students) is recruiting a Cleaning Operative on a fixed-term contract until September 2027. The role is based at Copse and Meadows, working 40 hours per week from 8.30am to 5pm with a 30-minute lunch break.

Day-to-day duties include waste-bin clearance, overseeing on-site coffee machines, cleaning indoors, frames and glass doors, plus mopping and hoovering as required. A basic DBS check is mandatory for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Familiar with cleaning materials and equipment.
• Positive attitude and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Clear waste bins and maintain cleanliness of site areas.
• Oversee on-site coffee machines and related facilities.
• Clean indoors, frames and glass doors; mop and vacuum as needed.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Cleaning materials & equipment

Positive attitude

Job description

At PfP Students, we create and manage places where students can feel safe, supported and ready to make the most of university life. As part of Places for People, the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we partner with universities to deliver expert facilities management and a better experience for the students who call our accommodation home.

As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities.

From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK.

And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do.

We'relooking forColleagues who bring energy,curiosityand ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, ourCommunitiesand each other.

Experience matters, butit'sonly part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact,we'dlove to hear from you.

So, what are you waiting for? Join a Community that cares about you!

More about your role

We are looking to recruit a Cleaning Operative on a fixed term contract until September 2027. The position will be based at Copse and Meadows , with working hours of 8.30am - 5pm with 30 minutes lunch (40 hours per week).

Day to day taskswill include carrying out the clearance of waste bins, overseeing on-site coffee machines, cleaning indoors, frames and glass doors as well as mopping and hoovering when required.

At Places forPeople, we prioritise our dedication to safer recruitment. Therefore, abasicDBS check is mandatory for this position.

For more information please download our job profile available on our website.

More about you

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in a similar role,
• Workedwith cleaning materials and equipment,
• A positive attitude.

Benefits

We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits.That'swhy, alongside a competitive salary,you'llhave access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond.

You'llreceive:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Training anddevelopment
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and muchmore.