Cleaner

Job title: Cleaner

Salary: A £24,868 pro-rata

Hours: 30 per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm) Term-time, plus 5 days

Contract: Permanent

Location: Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre, Leeds LS17 7RJ

As a Cleaner you'll thrive on bringing a positive can-do attitude approach to your work and play an important part in helping us deliver a healthy, safe and welcoming environment for people of all ages and from all communities.

This role is about more than keeping areas clean and safe; you will make a real difference providing a quality service that meets the needs of our customers.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions .

About you

As a Cleaner, you will bring to the role:

• Previous cleaning experience
• Awareness of hygiene, health and safety such as using protective clothing and safe handling of cleaning materials
• Positive attitude to cleaning and customer service
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently
• Ability to work as part of a team and act on instructions from supervisors
• Experience in or aptitude to learn the use of mechanical cleaning equipment
• Willingness to take part in training and attend courses as requested
• Willingness to work flexibly across different sites and areas
• A strong understanding of health and safety , risk awareness and safe working practices
• A clear understanding of safeguarding relating to work with children and vulnerable people

About the role

As our next Cleaner , you'll play an important part in helping us deliver a healthy, safe and welcoming environment for people of all ages and from all communities.

Based primarily at Herd Farm Residential and Activity Centre , you'll join a busy and friendly team supporting visitors who come to enjoy outdoor activities and residential experiences throughout the year. The cleaner is vital to the success of the centre, helping to maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation, while ensuring every visitor has a positive experience.

We are looking for a reliable, hardworking and enthusiastic individual who takes pride in their work. You will be responsible for cleaning a wide range of areas across the site, maintaining high standards of hygiene, cleanliness and presentation, and carrying out occasional high-level cleaning and maintenance tasks as required.

Your safety and wellbeing are important to us. We will provide full site-specific training, along with all necessary cleaning equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE), to help you carry out your role safely and effectively. Everything we do is underpinned by our commitment to health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion, and safeguarding.

This is a hands-on and physically active role. You will need to be able to undertake manual handling activities, move equipment and furniture, work both indoors and outdoors, and respond flexibly to the changing demands of a busy residential and activity centre.

Shift pattern for the role 9am - 3pm Monday to Friday. We offer this role on a term-time basis (39 weeks per year) plus 5 days.

The role is primarily based at Herd Farm Residential & Activity Centre, although you may on occasion be asked to work and support other Leeds City Council sites.

Immediate start is available.

What we offer you

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• Inclusive and welcoming workplace
• friendly and vibrant team who are passionate about the outdoors and helping others achieve
• access to specific training and support
• continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

How to apply

Please complete the online application form.

Read our guidance for further advice on completing your application.

If you have any queries or would like an informal chat about the role please contact:

Donna Russell - Herd Farm Centre Manager, 01133783088 [email protected]

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children's or Adults' barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates . Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy .

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.

Job description

Job purpose:

Responsible for cleaning in Leeds City Council's Activity Centres. To maintain high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation, helping to create a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment for all visitors and staff, while contributing to excellent customer experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a safe environment in accordance with health and safety policy and legislation.
• Clean designated areas across the buildings, outbuildings, and grounds.
• Use of manual and mechanical cleaning equipment.
• Handle, use of and store cleaning materials in accordance with recommended health and safety procedures.
• Clean and tidy in all areas including toilet/hygiene areas, bedrooms, corridors, landings, staircases, entrances, activity rooms, offices; vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, emptying bins and other tasks as required.
• High level cleaning, washing of walls, windows, glass using appropriate equipment.
• Carry out deep cleaning and special cleaning procedures.
• Launder and turnaround of all bedding and linen, ensuring availability for arriving guests and centre operations.
• Collect and dispose of waste appropriately and sustainably.
• Monitor and replenish cleaning supplies, ensuring stock levels are sufficient and assisting with the ordering of cleaning products and equipment as required.
• Wear appropriate protective clothing including ...