Cleaning Operative (S) - St Francis/Niddrie Mill Campus - 12614_1764239168

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

Job summary

A local government authority in the City of Edinburgh is seeking a Cleaning Operative responsible for maintaining cleanliness across various facilities. The role involves emptying bins, cleaning surfaces, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates should exhibit strong attention to detail, possess good time management skills, and be willing to undergo a PVG check. This part-time position provides flexible hours and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Job security

Pension scheme

Employee benefits

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning procedures and products.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Willingness to undergo PVG check.

Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean surfaces, internal glass, floors, and fixtures.
• Perform emergency and reactive cleaning as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication skills

Job description

Cleaning Operative (St Francis/ Niddrie Mill Campus)

Salary: £25,322‑£25,623 (pro rata for part time and sessional)

Hours: 15 per week, 38 weeks sessional

Working Hours

Monday to Friday 5 pm until 8 pm.

Salary & Conditions

Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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).
• The 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.

Key Holding Duties

As part of the duties of a Cleaning Operative, you will be required to be a key holder, enabling opening and closing of buildings, operating security alarm systems, closing windows and doors, switching off lights, and ensuring premises are left safe and secure when closing.

Qualifications & 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 recognize the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours.

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.

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