Cleaning Supervisor

The City of Edinburgh Council; South Queensferry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cleaning Supervisor to oversee cleaning operations across multiple sites. This role is vital for maintaining a clean and safe environment for the community. You'll manage cleaning teams, allocate tasks, and ensure compliance with service standards while enjoying the flexibility of hours to suit your lifestyle. With a focus on training and development, this position offers secure employment and opportunities for progression. Join a trusted employer that values its workforce and contributes positively to the community.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Paid annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Opportunities for progression

Employee benefits and discounts

Community connection

Qualifications

• Experience in managing cleaning teams across multiple sites.
• Ability to handle and utilise cleaning materials safely.

Responsibilities

• Supervise cleaning teams and allocate tasks effectively.
• Conduct routine audits and maintain stock control.

Skills

Team Management

Cleaning Operations

Communication

Audit and Inspection

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Cleaning Equipment

Job description

Job Description

Place

Cleaning Supervisor (Multiple Sites)
Queensferry, Kirkliston, Maybury

Salary: £28,046 - £32,010 (pro-rata for sessional)
Hours: 36 per week, 40 weeks sessional

Shift Pattern:

1. Monday - Thursday: 06:00 - 09:00 & 15:30 - 20:00
2. Friday: 06:00 - 08:00 & 16:00 - 20:00

The supervisor will be responsible for cleaning teams across multiple sites.

The supervisor will allocate routine/general tasks to the cleaning operatives, deal with matters arising, escalate concerns, and report unresolved issues to the Locality Hub Team Leader.

The supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the general cleaning of the premises is carried out as required and in accordance with the Service Level Agreement, under the direction of the Locality Hub Team Leader, whilst ensuring all cleaning materials/equipment are handled and utilised in a safe and conscientious manner.

The supervisor is responsible for carrying out routine audits, site inspections, reporting machinery faults, and maintaining stock control/orders.

A full clean drivers licence is desirable but not essential.

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.

• 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 key focus on training and development.

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'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.

Requirements

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 Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

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

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