Inspection and Training Assistant

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council; Upper Boat; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Facilities Cleaning Service is seeking an inspection and training assistant to support on-site training and inspections across council buildings.

The role is permanent, full-time, based at Ty Glantaf, with Monday to Friday duties and a split shift or demand-based pattern. A full UK driving licence is required, and you will work with initiative in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Must be dedicated, reliable and willing to learn new skills.
• Always polite, courteous and treat everyone with respect.
• Use own initiative and can work without close supervision.
• A full UK Driving Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver on-site training and inspections.
• Provide effective, efficient, responsive and high-quality cleaning services as required by demand.

Job description

Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh

Based at Ty Glantaf

Permanent, Full Time

The Council’s Facilities Cleaning service is responsible for the cleaning of various buildings throughout the Borough including schools. We are looking for dedicated members of staff, capable of working in various building environments and able to use their own initiative.

About Us

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cleaning Services has a proud record of achievements and prides itself on its dedicated, loyal workforce. Our cleaners are trained by our own Qualified Assessors that are dedicated to this service.

About The Role

Working as an inspection and training assistant you will work Monday to Friday unless otherwise stated. The duties will take place over a split shift schedule or per demand as per the needs of the service. You will provide co-ordination and delivery of on-site training and inspections.

Provide effective, efficient, responsive and high-quality cleaning service as required by demand of the service to an acceptable standard.

To undertake specialist cleaning operations including house clearance or crime scene cleaning (hypodermic needles, body fluids, contaminated clothing, bedding furniture etc.,)

About You

To be successful in this role, you must have the following attributes: -

• You must be dedicated, reliable and willing to learn new skills.
• Always polite, courteous and treat everyone with respect.
• Use own initiative and can work without close Supervision.
• A full UK Driving Licence is required.

For further information on the post, please contact Emma Manning or Joanne Cotter-Harris on [phone].

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council’s longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

In support of the Council’s voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.

Care Experienced Leavers – Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of the Council’s corporate parenting role it is committed to supporting its care experienced leavers. This means anyone who has spent time within the care system at any point in their life. We encourage applications from individuals who are care experienced to enable them to access employment, education, experiences and volunteering opportunities.

The Council will guarantee an interview for any care experienced leavers who wish to take part in the scheme who meet the essential criteria for the role.