School Cleaning Area Supervisor NEW Bolton Council Posted today Bolton £25,183 - £27,269 per an[...]

Bolton Gin Company; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Area Supervisor, where you'll lead cleaning teams across schools and community buildings. This role offers a unique chance to develop your management skills while ensuring high cleaning standards and staff training. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and flexible working options, this position not only supports your career growth but also contributes to the vibrant community of Bolton. Enjoy generous benefits, including a pension scheme and exclusive discounts, while making a positive impact in the borough. If you're ready to take on this rewarding challenge, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Exclusive Gym Membership Prices

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Generous Annual Leave Allowance

Flexible Work Opportunities

Access to Pension Scheme

Employee Wellbeing and Support Services

Qualifications

• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Experience in cleaning and use of industrial cleaning equipment required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise cleaning teams in schools and other buildings.
• Check cleaning standards and provide staff training.

Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Supervisory Skills

Tools

Industrial Cleaning Equipment

Job description

Permanent

Expires 12/01/2025

About the Role

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Role specifics: Valid driving licence and use of your own vehicle.

Ask us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance - #HappytoTalkFlexible

The Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop skills in the supervision and management of staff. The role of Area Supervisor is responsible for the supervision of the cleaning teams in approximately 20 primary schools and 12 outer buildings including libraries, children centres and offices. The day-to-day tasks include checking the standard of cleaning in the sites, customer liaison, staff training, and the planning and mobilisation of the mobile cleaning teams to cover absences.

About You

You should possess good communication and interpersonal skills and have the confidence to support and instruct staff. You will understand Health and Safety and have previous experience in cleaning and the use of industrial cleaning equipment.

This role is an essential car user post, therefore you must have a valid driving licence and use of your own vehicle.

Previous management or supervisory experience would be ideal; however, if you are interested in the opportunity and willing to learn, we will provide training and mentoring to support you.

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer, we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.

Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and explain how you meet the points on the person specification.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.

This post is a designated customer-facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.

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