Overview
Cleaner/Porter vacancies within the Corporate Asset Management Department of West Midlands Police. The department consists of Fleet Services, Estates and Facilities Management, providing support services including maintenance and servicing of police buildings and vehicles. The successful applicant will carry out general cleaning and some porter duties within areas of an operational police station or partner building, including offices, washrooms and welfare areas, custody suites and forensic areas. Full training will be given commensurate with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) standards. There may be a requirement to commute to other sites within reasonable travelling distance to cover absences. Cleaner/porter operatives are required to work across the police estate of West Midlands, covering Birmingham.
Location and hours (example) Stechford Custody: 20 hours per week: 08:00am - 12:00pm Tuesday to Saturday. Salary details are pro rata.
Responsibilities
* Damp dusting furniture, fixtures and furnishings, suction cleaning and wet mopping floors and stairwells, washing walls and other vertical surfaces and tiled areas up to a height of 3.53m (11ft) using high level cleaning equipment.
* Cleaning kitchens and welfare areas including cleaning and defrosting refrigerators, cleaning inside units and cupboards.
* Maintaining cleaning equipment and reporting any faulty equipment or materials.
* Reporting any maintenance defects noted in the building.
* Carrying out porter duties that involve manual handling of furniture and goods, and clearing/cleaning external areas as instructed.
* Undertaking learning to equip you with skills to safely carry out any other duties commensurate with the post.
Person Specification
* Experience of working in a similar role, ideally across multiple sites.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to understand written and verbal instructions.
* Basic IT skills to use email and e-learning packages.
* Ability to undertake work involving manual handling.
* Desire to undertake learning and development to demonstrate competency in cleaning equipment, manual handling and lifting equipment.
* Agility to commute to alternative work areas within the police estate as required.
* Ability to work on own initiative and possess good interpersonal skills.
* Some weekend or bank holiday working may be required as per the job description.
Vetting and Medical
Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Recruitment Vetting and Counter Terrorism Clearance scrutiny prior to starting, including a full background and financial disclosure as part of the vetting process.
Medical: Appointment may be dependent upon successful medical checks, which may include a drugs test.
Interviews and Contact
Interviews: To be confirmed (TBC).
Contact: Careers@westmidlands.police.uk
Additional Information
West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader and operates a Disability Confident Interview Scheme. Diversity and Inclusion Vision: Maximise potential through a culture of fairness and inclusion.
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