Cleaning Operative - Buckstone Primary School - 11690_1758638119. Job in Edinburgh Education & [...]

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government organization in the City of Edinburgh is seeking a Cleaning Operative for Buckstone Primary School. The role involves various cleaning responsibilities, including emergency tasks, and requires joining the PVG Scheme. The organization promotes a diverse workplace culture. This part-time position offers 12.5 hours per week for 40 weeks with a salary range of £25,322 - £25,623 pro rata.

Benefits

Flexible working encouraged

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning services preferred.
• Must be able to work autonomously.
• Ability to manage safety and maintenance issues.

Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean surfaces, glass, floors, furniture, and fittings.
• Perform emergency and reactive cleaning.

Job description

Job details

Cleaning Operative — Buckstone Primary School

Hours: 12.5 per week, 40 weeks (sessional).
Salary: £25,322 - £25,623 (pro rata for part time and sessional).

Responsibilities

• To empty litter and recycling bins.
• The cleaning of all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within a group of buildings.
• The cleaning of all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and the replenishment of washroom consumables.
• Emergency and reactive cleaning as required, e.g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.
• Some issues may arise which will require logging and escalating to management. In most cases the post holder will be required to act autonomously and, in some cases, make decisions in the absence of a supervisor.
• The care and cleanliness of all equipment used in carrying out the above duties.
• Report safety or maintenance issues to your Cleaning Supervisor or to Janitorial staff.
• Other tasks as may reasonably be required that relate to the role, including supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.
• Inform appropriate member of staff as and when security or safety risks arise and taking appropriate actions when it is deemed safe to do so.
• The post holder will be required to deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and to cooperate with performance measurement so that the overall agreed standards are met.
• At times, deal with enquiries from members of the public.

Requirements

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Behaviours and interview approach

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together, we are moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring our behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases until the top of the range. Flexible working is encouraged where possible.

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