Window Cleaning Technician

BRIGHTON COLLEGE; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary lunch

Free tickets to performances

Learning and Development programme

Life Cover

Contributory pension up to 9%

Employee benefit platform

Job summary

Brighton College is seeking a Window Cleaning Technician on a full-time, permanent basis, reporting to the Deputy Head of Facilities Services (Cleaning).

To help create pleasant, safe, and visually appealing environments across all Brighton College sites by ensuring efficient and reliable window cleaning services.

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence required.
• Proven window cleaning experience.
• Effective communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Ability to work at different heights.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Strong time management and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Clean interior and exterior glass across all sites.
• Create a cleaning rota based on building requirements and access.
• Ensure window cleaning equipment is in good working order.
• Clean up after each job, leaving no residue or dirt.
• Assist the rest of the cleaning department as required.
• Fulfill other reasonable management requests.
• Occasional weekend hours for Open Mornings and events, paid as overtime.

Skills

Driving licence

Window cleaning experience

Effective communication

Health and safety knowledge

Work at heights

Weather resilience

Time management

Job description

Window Cleaning Technician BCWC4

Job Summary

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Window Cleaning Technician on a full-time, permanent basis.

Deputy Head of Facilities Services (Cleaning)

To help create pleasant, safe, and visually appealing environments across all schools and properties in Brighton College by ensuring the efficient and reliable provision of window cleaning services.

Main purpose of the role

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Cleaning interior and exterior glass across all sites.
• The creation of a cleaning rota based on the requirements and accessibility of the buildings.
• Ensuring that all window cleaning equipment is in good working order.
• Cleaning up after each job, ensuring that there is no residue or dirt left behind.
• Assisting the rest of the cleaning department, as and when required.
• Any other reasonable management request.
• Additional cleaning will be required for Open Mornings and College events across all Brighton College sites, which may require weekend working as overtime.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:

• A valid driving licence.
• Proven window cleaning experience.
• Effective communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of the industry and related health and safety regulations.
• The ability to work at different heights.
• The ability to work in all weather conditions.
• Excellent problem-solving and time management skills.

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday, 7.00am to 4.00pm with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break (40 hours per week). You will also be required to work additional hours to support four Saturday Open Mornings from 6.00am to 9.00am which will be paid to you in addition to your salary.

Remuneration

The salary for this role will be £28,080 per annum. This is at the rate of £13.50 per hour.

Holidays

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.

Benefits

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Employee benefit and discount platform.

Wellbeing

• Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Comprehensive wellbeing package.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.

For full details of the role please see the Job Profile Document below.