Cleaning Specialist – Flexible Hours & Training Support

VALE OF GLAMORGAN COUNCIL; Penarth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Vale of Glamorgan Council is seeking a part-time cleaning assistant to support our building cleaning operations at St Cyres Comprehensive. The role covers holiday and sickness relief, ensuring continuity of cleaning services across sites, including carpet and builders cleans as required.

Candidates should have prior cleaning industry experience, good communication skills, and be able to work independently with a positive, flexible approach.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working within the cleaning industry or a cleaning related discipline/environment
• Basic understanding of the various cleaning tasks required to provide an efficient and effective premises Cleaning Service
• Good verbal communication skills and the ability to converse with members of the public and client officers
• Be physically able to carry out manual and active labouring duties
• Must be able to work on own initiative and undertake duties in an effective manner
• Positive and self-motivated with the ability to be flexible and responsive to changes in priorities and demands
• Be prepared to work irregular hours
• Ability to drive/travel throughout the Vale or between locations as appropriate

Responsibilities

• To assist in providing an effective cleaning service to building cleaning clients
• To cover other cleaners during periods of holidays, sickness, staff shortages and other absences
• To occasionally assist the chargehand /Site Supervisor with the training of cleaning staff
• To undertake all aspects of cleaning tasks such as; carpet cleaning and steam cleaning, all site specification cleaning, builders cleans, recess cleaning and other cleaning not normally stated in the site specification

Skills

Experience in cleaning

Cleaning tasks knowledge

Verbal communication

Manual labour capability

Initiative

Flexibility

Irregular hours

Driving between locations

Job description

Vale of Glamorgan Council is seeking a part-time cleaning assistant to support our building cleaning operations at St Cyres Comprehensive. The role covers holiday and sickness relief, ensuring continuity of cleaning services across sites, including carpet and builders cleans as required.

Candidates should have prior cleaning industry experience, good communication skills, and be able to work independently with a positive, flexible approach.