Senior Cleaner - Highbank Intermediate Care - MID07765

Midlothian Council; Dalkeith; Presencial; GBP 15.000 - 19.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Midlothian Council invites applications for a Senior Cleaner based at Highbank Intermediate Care. You will supervise and participate in cleaning designated areas to keep them hygienic, perform daily maintenance and check equipment, and manage provisions and stock levels.

The role involves early mornings and late afternoons/evenings, 22 hours per week, across 52 weeks. Applicants must have basic reading ability and are required to complete the Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate Stage 1

Formación

• Basic reading is a requirement to read chemical handling instructions.
• Must complete Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate Stage 1 within 6 months.

Responsabilidades

• Supervise and participate in cleaning of designated areas to keep them hygienic.
• Undertake daily maintenance and check equipment.
• Order provisions and manage stock levels.

Conocimientos

Reading ability

Safety awareness

Educación

Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate Stage 1

Descripción del empleo

Job Vacancy

Based within Highbank Intermediate Care (move of Premises to Bonnyrigg later this year) your role will be to supervise and participate in the cleaning of designated areas to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition. To undertake daily maintenance and the checking of equipment. Ordering of provisions and stock levels. To work shift times, early morning and late afternoons/evenings 5 days per week.

KNOWLEDGE:

Basic reading is a requirement of the job to enable the Jobholder to read the instructions regarding the handling of chemicals.

Must complete The British Institute of Cleaning Services, Cleaning Operators Proficiency Certificate, Stage 1 within 6 months of employment

CLOSING DATE - Wednesday 21st October 2026

INTERVIEW DATES - Week Commencing 2nd November 2026

Job Advert

Position Title: Senior Cleaner

Directorate: Health & Social Care

Location: Highbank Intermediate Care

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 22 hours per week

Working Pattern: Shift times, early morning and late afternoons/evenings 5 days per week

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on 22 hours over 52 weeks per year, the minimum actual salary for this position is £17,024.25 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Protected Adults.

Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Protected Adults, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living outwith the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person who has previously been a looked after child, you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.