Cleaning Operative (Casual)

Eric Wright; Birkenhead; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Living Wage £13.45 Per hour

EAP

Mental Health support

Job summary

The Eric Wright Group is recruiting a Casual Cleaning Operative to work on an as-and-when-required basis at our NHS client’s site in Birkenhead. You will clean designated areas, maintain hygiene standards, and support health and safety compliance.

Roles include moving items, adhering to DBS/Access checks, and covering shifts as needed. The post offers a Real Living Wage and wellbeing support such as EAP and Thrive-based mental health resources.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Confident in communicating with clients, patients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas using appropriate equipment.
• Move furniture as required.
• Comply with Health and Safety at Work Act and company policies.
• Relieve and assist in other establishments when needed.
• Attend meetings and report incidents.
• Attend to accidents, fires and other irregularities and complete reports.
• Cover shifts during staff absence as needed.
• Pursue personal development of skills for the role.
• Adhere to company rules and procedures at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

The Eric Wright Group has a fantastic history. From our beginnings in construction to an award-winning group of companies, our reputation is built on our Chairman's founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart.

We are looking to recruit a Casual Cleaning Operative to work as and when required at our NHS Client's site - (St. Catherine’s Health Centre, Derby Rd, Birkenhead CH42 0LQ). Reporting to the Cleaning Supervisor, you will work individually or as part of a team to undertake the cleaning of designated areas within the property and to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic environment.

You duties will include but not be limited to:

• Cleaning, washing, sweeping, vacuum cleaning, emptying of litter bin, polishing and dusting of the designated areas (which may include toilets and shower areas), and fixture and fittings, using where appropriate, powered equipment.
• The movement of items of furniture.
• All duties must be carried out to comply with the Health and Safety at Work Act; statutory and company instruction and regulation and any other legal requirements.
• To relieve and assist in other establishments in certain circumstances.
• To attend and take all necessary action, statutory and otherwise in the event of accident, fire, loss, theft, lost property, damage, unfit food or other irregularities and complete the necessary return and/or reports.
• To attend meetings as requested.
• Duties may vary dependant on the requirement to cover in times of staff absence.
• Pursue personal development of skills and knowledge necessary for the effective performance of the role.
• Comply with Company rules, policies and procedures at all times.

It is essential that you have worked in a similar role and enjoy working as part of a busy team. You will have excellent customer service skills and be confident in communicating with clients, patients and colleagues.

Please note the role is subject to a standard DBS check

The shifts are usually 6am, - 8..00am

In return we offer

Real Living Wage £13.45 Per hour

EAP– Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.

Mental Health support– through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.

What we do

As an award-winning leader in the property and construction industry, the Eric Wright Group demonstrates a culture of excellence in civil engineering, construction, development, property and facilities management that ensures long-term relationships with our partners and clients. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.

Our ethos

Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies.

We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its staff and clients and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.