Mobile Cleaner

Newcastle City Council; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rates of pay

Up to 29 days annual leave per annum (

Paid DBS as well as paid induction and

Full uniform and equipment provided at

Full training and opportunities to

Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle2work scheme

Salary sacrifice car lease and homee

Weekend, bank holiday and unsociable\

Health Assured Employee Assistance

Staff offers and discounts including\

Job summary

Newcastle City Council is looking for a permanent Mobile Cleaner to join our Facility Services team in Gateshead. You’ll work across city buildings using a council vehicle; full training will be provided. This is a contracted 37 hours per week, split shifts.

Hours are Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 7:30 pm with travel to various sites in the City of Newcastle and Gateshead. A full clean driving licence is essential and DBS checks will be carried out on appointment.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence required.
• Team player with the ability to use own initiative.
• Good relationships with others and customer focus.
• Self-motivated and able to meet fixed deadlines.
• Flexible approach to work hours and locations.
• Able to deliver to required standards.
• Suitable to work with children and young people.
• Able to undertake written and spoken instructions and speak English.

Skills

Full clean driving licence

Team player

Good relationships with others

Self-motivated

Flexible with hours/locations

Customer focused

Able to follow written/spoken instr.

Speaks English

Job description

Mobile Cleaner

Location : Gateshead

Salary: £26,427 per annum

Contract Type : Permanent, Full time (Contracted 37 hrs per week - split shift)

Closing date: 22 Nov

About us

Facility Services and Civic Management work across the city and Gateshead providing building cleaning, caretaking, school meals and welfare catering services.

We have a large team of cleaners, cleaner supervisors, facility supervisors (caretakers), catering assistants, assistant chef's and chef's working various hours and shifts in schools and public buildings.

Our service is committed to delivering a high standard of service to our customers and in doing so investing in our staff and staff development.

What we offer

• Competitive hourly rates of pay
• Up to 29 days annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time staff)
• Paid DBS as well as paid induction and training
• Full uniform and equipment provided at no cost to you
• Full training and opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle2work scheme
• Access to a salary sacrifice car lease and home electronics scheme.
• Weekend, bank holiday and unsociable hours pay enhancement
• Full employee support package including access to a free confidential Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff offers and discounts including discounts on travel passes and leisure.

What we are looking for

We are currently looking for reliable and friendly people with a positive attitude to join our team as a permanent Mobile Cleaner. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. The mobile cleaner has the use of a council vehicle to complete required tasks, so the successful applicant must hold a full clean driving licence.

Times of work are variable, Monday to Friday, between the hours of 6.00 am and 7.30pm. You must be flexible with your approach to working times. You must be prepared to travel to various locations within the City of Newcastle and Gateshead daily. Travel expenses within your working times will be paid monthly in addition to your salary.

• Essential to have a full clean driving licence
• Is a team player but able to use your own initiative
• Can have good relationships with others
• Is self-motivated and able to work to fixed deadlines
• Has a flexible approach to work, hours, and locations
• Is customer focused
• Can deliver to required standards
• Is suitable to work with children and young people
• Is capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting, and carrying.
• Is able to undertake written and spoken instructions and speak English.

This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful, we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a DBS check (Data and Barring System) to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.