How you'll make a difference
As a Cleaning Operative, you'll play a vital role within our corporate council buildings, ensuring they are a clean and safe environment for pupils and staff to learn and work in.
You will make a difference by carrying out duties to the specifications and levels required to maintain a good level of hygiene across our sites.
What you will be doing
* Under the supervision of a Cleaning Supervisor, you will be responsible for carrying out cleaning either individually or as part of a team, following Integra’s prepared schedules and to agreed quality standards.
* You will be responsible for carrying out cleaning using materials and equipment in a safe and proper manner. This will involve the washing/wiping of surfaces, cleaning toilets, vacuuming, mopping and using a floor polish machine.
* Regularly, you will need to move cleaning equipment and materials, therefore, the ideal applicant will be able to bend, crouch and lift.
What we need from you
* We require you to follow processes on the condition and safe storage of cleaning chemicals, and dispense, dilute and use chemicals in the correct method.
* It is essential, that you have good organisational skills, enabling you to follow instructions correctly and complete tasks to an agreed standard.
* Ideally, you will have good communication and problem solving skills.
What you need to know
* These are part-time roles, working a variety of hours per week, depending on the location.
* Your salary is pro-rata to hours worked.
* Your shift pattern will be all year round, generally between 5.00pm - 7.00pm (there may variations).
* Your uniform and equipment will be provided.
* There may be occasions you will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
* You can claim back mileage expenses.
Our current vacancies across the local authority:
* Cadbury Health Children's Centre - 5 hours
* Kingswood - 10 hours
* Patchway - 10 hours
* Staple Hill - 6 hours
Interviews anticipated week commencing 4 August 2025
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
* We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
* As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities
* We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
* We’re providing essential services across our internal network to ensure we can fully support our community.
* We’re positive and forward thinking, always looking for new and innovative ways of working work and we’re ambitious about the future.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
For further information, please refer to the job description: Cleaning Operative
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