Empty Homes Cleaner (North Kirklees)

Kirklees Council; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals to join their specialist cleaning team. This role involves ensuring that empty homes are cleaned to a high standard, meeting Lettable criteria. As part of a larger Facilities Management service, you will contribute to maintaining cleanliness across various premises, including schools and public buildings. The position offers a supportive environment with a strong focus on employee development and well-being. If you are passionate about delivering quality service and want to make a difference in your community, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Employee Healthcare

Discounts with local and national retailers

Organisational culture dedicated to learning and development

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning empty homes to achieve high-quality standards.
• Ensure cleaning is performed safely for staff and building users.

Job description

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation: Kirklees

Directorate: Adults & Health

Service Area: Adults Social Care Operation

Hours: 30.00

Number of Jobs: 1

Location(s): Dewsbury and surrounding areas

Position type: Permanent

Grade: 3

The cleaning service is part of the Council’s Facilities Management service. It is a traded service, earning an income via contracts or service level agreements to carry out cleaning work across a variety of premises such as schools, offices, and public buildings. It provides both general and specialist cleaning services.

The cleaning service has approximately 1000 cleaners made up of permanent, temporary, relief, and casual staff who mainly work on a part-time basis covering cleaning stints in the morning, evening, or during the day.

This job is part of the specialist cleaning team which provides a cleaning service to Kirklees Homes & Neighbourhoods (KH&N) and Buildings Services. You will be responsible for clearing and cleaning empty homes such as houses, flats, and bungalows ensuring that high-quality cleaning is provided to achieve the Lettable standard and agreed standards in a manner which is safe for you, your colleagues, and other building users.

Some of the staff benefits we offer in return include:

• Employee Healthcare
• Discounts with local and national retailers
• An organisational culture dedicated to learning and development

If this sounds like your next role, we would love to hear from you! If you would like to find out more about the role and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Profile.

Sara Peacock is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: [e-mail] or phone: [phone] and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.