Cleaning Operative - Craighall Centre - 12513_1764085793

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in Edinburgh seeks a Cleaning Operative for a fixed-term role until 29/05/2026. The position involves maintaining cleanliness across various properties and requires a commitment to high cleaning standards and flexibility in working hours. Candidates must be prepared for a PVG check due to the nature of the work, and the role offers security and excellent working conditions.

Benefits

Paid annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Opportunities for advancement

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning services is preferred.
• Must join the PVG Scheme for regulated work.
• Flexibility in hours is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a vital cleaning service across properties.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, and floors.
• Manage waste disposal and replenish washroom supplies.
• Perform emergency cleaning as needed.

Skills

Cleaning

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Cleaning Operative – fixed term until 29/05/2026

Craighall Centre

Salary: £25,322 - £25,623 (pro‑rate for part‑time)

Hours: 12.5 per week, 52 weeks

Working pattern for position is Monday to Friday – 6 – 8.30 am

About the role

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you'll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You'll deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions, while being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

Benefits

• Trusted employer
• Security offered by permanent positions
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
• Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
• Paid annual leave (where applicable)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
• Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
• Community connection – looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends, and neighbours.

Major tasks / job activities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within a group of buildings.
• Clean all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and replenish washroom consumables.
• Emergency and re‑active cleaning as required, e.g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.
• Care and cleanliness of all equipment used in carrying out the above duties.
• Other tasks as may reasonably be required that relate to the role, including supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.
• Deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and cooperate with performance measurement so that the overall agreed standards are met.
• Be a key holder to fulfil duties including operation of security alarm systems, closing windows and doors, switching off lights and ensuring premises are left safe and secure when closing.

Pre‑employment checks

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 outside 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.

Equality and diversity

We're 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 brings to us as an organisation.

Interview process

To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing 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.

Our Behaviours

Our Behaviours: Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council (visit the website for details)

Other information

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.