Flexible Cleaning Operative

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government council in Scotland is seeking a Cleaning Operative to ensure properties are clean and safe. The role offers 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and includes responsibilities such as cleaning surfaces and managing waste. A secure employment with flexible hours and benefits, including annual leave and pension scheme, is offered. The preferred candidate must pass background checks related to working with vulnerable groups. This position values a diverse workforce and a supportive environment.

Benefits

Paid annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Employee benefits and discount scheme

Opportunities for progress

Qualifications

• Experience in a cleaning or facilities management role preferred.
• Ability to carry out physical cleaning tasks efficiently.
• Must adhere to cleaning specifications and standards.

Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean surfaces, internal glass, floors, and furniture.
• Maintain sanitary areas and replenish washroom consumables.
• Perform emergency and reactive cleaning as required.
• Be a key holder responsible for building security.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Ability to work independently

Job description

Cleaning Operative - Flexibe Cleaner
Portobello Area

Salary: £25,322 - £25,623 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 15 per week - 52 weeks

Monday to Friday: 6am - 9am

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, 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 commitments.

• Trusted employer
• Security offered by permanent positions
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
• Sessional hours (schoolterm 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.

MAJOR TASKS/JOB ACTIVITIES

• To 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 re-active 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.
• The post holder will be required to deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and to cooperate with performance measurement so that the overall agreed standards are met.

*Facilities Management has overall responsibility for keyholding 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 fulfil these tasks. This typically would include 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.

Please see the supporting documents for more information about the role.

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.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we