Cleaning Operative - South East Locality - 12741_1765277453

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

Job summary

A local council in Edinburgh is seeking a dedicated Flexi Cleaner for various sites. You will ensure that facilities are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness. This role offers flexible hours, making it ideal for those balancing commitments like family or study. The position includes tasks such as emptying bins, cleaning surfaces, and replenishing washroom supplies. A commitment to community wellbeing and security is paramount. Enjoy supportive employment with opportunities for progression and excellent working conditions.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Paid annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Opportunities for career progression

Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, and floors.
• Maintain cleanliness of sanitary areas and replenish consumables.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Ability to work independently

Job description

Flexi Cleaner – Various Sites

Salary £25,322 to £25,623 (pro rata for part time). Hours: 10 per week, 52 weeks sessional. Monday to Friday.

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You will 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Provide emergency and re‑active cleaning as required (e.g., removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages).
• Maintain care and cleanliness of all equipment used in carrying out the above duties.
• Perform 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.

Additional Duties

Facilities Management has overall responsibility for key‑holding to enable opening and closing of buildings that we service. As part of the duties of a Cleaning Operative and in this particular role, you will be required to be a key holder to fulfill these tasks. This typically includes operation of security alarm systems when opening a building, closing accessible windows and doors, switching off lights and ensuring that premises are left safe and secure when closing.

Recruitment and Compliance

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 of 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.

Our Culture

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 with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

We want to bring the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. We are 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 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.

Salary & Working Conditions

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.

Application

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