Cleaning Operative - Gracemount Primary School - EDN30796

City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading council in Edinburgh seeks a Flexible Cleaning Operative. This role involves maintaining cleanliness across various facilities, and ensuring safety through key-holding responsibilities. The position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Paid annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Opportunities for progression

Colleague discount scheme

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Will join the PVG Scheme or undergo a check.
• Ability to operate security alarm systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cleaning services meeting performance standards.
• Manage the cleanliness of all assigned areas.
• Ensure security of buildings as a key holder.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description

Place

Flexible Cleaning Operative
Liberton/ Gracemount area

Salary: £24,346 - £24,646 (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 15 per week, 52 weeks, Monday - Friday 3.30 pm - 6.30 pm

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, whilst being able to balance family, caring, or studying commitments.

Benefits include:

• 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

As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a focus on training and development.

Major Tasks/Job Activities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures, and fittings within buildings.
• Clean all sanitary areas, toilets, showers, and replenish washroom consumables.
• Emergency and reactive cleaning, e.g., graffiti removal, spillages.
• Care and cleanliness of all equipment used.
• Support cleaning tasks across other buildings as required.
• Deliver to cleaning specifications and cooperate with performance measurement to meet standards.

Additional duties: The post holder will be required to be a key holder, involved in opening and closing buildings, operating security alarm systems, and ensuring premises are secure.

Please see the supporting documents for more information about the role.

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 need to join the PVG Scheme or undergo an update check. If you have spent more than 3 months outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. An unconditional offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of these checks.

We are committed to creating a workplace where all feel valued, included, and able to perform at their best. We value diversity and believe it enriches our organization.

As part of our efforts to improve our organizational culture, we are adopting a new interview approach focusing on behavioral and technical skills, assessing how you embody our core values: Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility. More information can be found on Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council.

Our salary range reflects the initial starting salary with annual increases up to the top of the range.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options.

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