Previous applicants need not apply. CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Title: Facilities Assistant
Reports to: Team Leader
Salary: RLW £24,570 per annum, pro rata (£12.60 per hour)
Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 Hours)
Key Responsibilities
* Cleaning: Clean communal areas to a good standard of cleanliness. Tasks include sweeping, hoovering, dusting, mopping, emptying bins, shampooing carpets, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, wiping and sanitising surfaces, and polishing.
* Clean office areas to a good standard of cleanliness. Tasks include sweeping, hoovering, polishing, dusting, mopping, emptying bins, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, cleaning desks and furniture, cleaning cupboards and other storage areas, and polishing.
* Clean staff and communal tenant/licensee bathrooms and WCs to a good standard of cleanliness. Tasks include sweeping, mopping, dusting, hoovering, wiping and sanitising surfaces, cleaning toilets, sinks, showers, baths, grout and sealant, mirrors and screens, polishing, cleaning interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, fixtures and fittings such as taps and radiators, emptying bins, and restocking paper towels and soap.
* Clean staff and communal tenant/licensee kitchens to a good standard of cleanliness. Tasks include sweeping, mopping, dusting, hoovering, wiping and sanitising surfaces, cleaning sinks, interior windows and sills, cleaning woodwork and doors, restocking paper towels and soap, cleaning grout and sealant, mirrors and screens, polishing, cleaning fixtures and fittings such as taps and splashbacks, emptying bins, cleaning cupboards, and cleaning appliances such as fridges, freezers, ovens, hobs, and microwaves.
* Wash and launder communal fabric items or fabric items from voids such as curtains and towels as required.
* Clean, dry and store communal crockery and cutlery as required.
* Clean and clear void properties following the vacation of a tenant or licensee, ensuring the property meets cleanliness standards for re-letting.
* Deep clean offices, communal areas, void properties, bathrooms/WCs and kitchens as required.
* Ordering & Organising: Ensure that sufficient cleaning materials are available for required cleaning activities and delivered to a good standard.
* Ensure that appropriate cleaning equipment is available for required cleaning activities and delivered to a good standard.
* Ensure that cleaning materials and equipment are stored safely and in accordance with all processes, policies, and procedures.
* Minimise waste of cleaning materials and ensure value for money.
Requirements
* Essential: A good standard of spoken English with the ability to understand written policies and procedures.
* Desirable: GCSE (or equivalent) English at grade 4 or above.
* Desirable: Full, current UK Driving Licence.
Role Experience
* Essential: Previous experience as a Facilities Assistant for a housing provider, local authority, hospital, or care home.
* Essential: Experience of using domestic and commercial cleaning equipment
* Desirable: Experience of working with vulnerable young people.
Knowledge
* Essential: Strong understanding of safe working practices and COSHH requirements.
* Desirable: Knowledge of safeguarding best practice.
* Desirable: Knowledge of lone working best practice.
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