Flexible Cleaning Operative - Waverley Court

The City of Edinburgh Council; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Flexible hours

Pension scheme

Opportunities to progress

Employee benefits

Discount scheme

Community contribution

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Flexible Cleaning Operative to maintain clean, safe buildings across our estate. The role is 15 hours per week with regular evening shifts, offering stability, pro-rata pay, and opportunities for progression.

You’ll join our Facilities Management team, delivering a reliable cleaning service and supporting the local community. PVG checks are required, with terms offering an above-market pension and flexible shift options.

Qualifications

• Basic cleaning duties across multiple buildings.
• Maintain waste disposal and replenish sanitary supplies.
• Assist supervision and follow PVG-related pre-employment checks.

Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins across sites.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture and fixtures.
• Sanitary areas, toilets and showers cleaning; replenish washroom consumables.
• Emergency cleaning and reactive cleaning as required.
• Care for equipment and assist with other cleaning tasks as needed.

Job description

Flexible Cleaning Operative

Waverley court

Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional)

Hours 15 per week, 52 weeks

Working pattern for position is Monday to Friday 5pm to 8pm

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 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.

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. Anunconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive- Edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we’re recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be anassessment of 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.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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