Salary: £12.60 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Part-Time Job Reference Number: CL/OSS/501 Job Location: Scotland Job Area: Edinburgh City Centre Closing Date:31st August 2025
Cleaner, Edinburgh
Salary: £12.60 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Job Reference Number: CL/OSS/501 Job Location: Scotland Job Area: Edinburgh City Centre Closing Date:31st August 2025
We are recruiting for a part-time cleaner for our Edinburgh One Stop Shop based in 22 & 24 Hill Street, Edinburgh.
Your duties will include general cleaning throughout the buildings, for example:
* Emptying waste paper bins
* Cleaning the coffee/tea making areas
* Wiping down and polishing surfaces
* Cleaning the toilets
* Dusting
* Loading the dishwasher
* Ensuring communal areas are kept tidy and clean
You will be required to work 2.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. A pattern of work hours will be determined upon appointment, however our expectation would be that you work outwith our normal office hours (i.e. you would finish before 9am or commence after 8pm).
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a Level 1 Disclosure check from Disclosure Scotland. Autism Initiatives will cover the cost of the application.
Please note we areunableto sponsor or take over sponsorship of an Employment Visa at this time.
The Closing Date for completed applications is Sunday 31st August 2025.
Interviews will take place in September 2025.
Benefits of working with us
In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.
Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:
* Monthly staff cash prize draw
* Your birthday off work every year
* Medicash health scheme, providing cash towards medical costs, gym discounts and more
* Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
* Additional paid holidays after 1, 2 and 3 years’ service
* Extra paid holidays in milestone service years
* Financial wellbeing programme providing flexible access to pay
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Wagestream financial planning and support App – enables you to access money earned before pay day, set up savings and gain control of your finances
Before you start
Prior to starting your application it would be beneficial to have the following information on hand:
* Qualification/Education History / Professional Memberships
* Details of current employment and previous employment history
* Contact Details of 2 Referees – the first must be from your current employer, please note that references will not be contacted until offers of employment have been accepted and permission has been given to do so
We highly recommend to read through our Cleaner Job Description and Person Specification(available in the Apply Now Section). This will help highlight the areas in your skill set and experiences to reference throughout your application. It is essential that you show on your application form how you meet the essential criteria in your own words otherwise you may not be shortlisted.
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Please read the Job Description and the Person Specification before completing this section.
The information that you provide below helps us to shortlist applicants for interview. When completing this section, please refer to the job description and the person specification for the role, and tell us about how you meet our requirements described within these documents. Please tell us what you think you would be good at and why. Remember that we cannot make assumptions about what you know and what you have done, we will base our decisions about your application on what you have written. *
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Criminal Records/Convictions
If you are shortlisted for interview, you will be asked to complete a Self-Declaration, which will ask you to disclose relevant convictions and cautions.
(Certain matters do not have to be declared and guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. (View Website)
Applicants need to be aware that it is the policy of the organisation to obtain a Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Record/Scheme Record Update on each prospective employee before they commence their employment with the organisation. This check will only be commenced if you are successful at interview.
Are you currently a member of the PVG Scheme?
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It is a criminal offence for a person to knowingly apply for a position which they are barred from. Is there any reason why you cannot work with children/adults at risk?
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If the role requires you to drive in the course of your duties as stipulated in the job description, please confirm:
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Equality & Diversity
All applicants who have a disability and meet the criteria will be interviewed.
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We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Employer. Please contact HR if you would like further information.
References
Please give details of a minimum of two referees, the first of which must be your current or most recent employer. If you have held a previous role within the Health and Social Care Sector, you are required to provide referee details for this employment. We cannot accept references from family members, friends or neighbours. If you are only able to provide one employment reference, please ensure that any second reference is somebody of a professional background within the community, i.e. teacher, lecturer, doctor, accountants, police officer etc. Referees will be contacted if you are successful at interview. Employment is offered subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks which include receipt of two satisfactory references. We reserve the right to determine what constitutes a satisfactory reference.
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Further Information
In order for us to match successful applicants to appropriate services, please can you advise us below if you are related to, or if you personally know any staff member or person supported at any of our services?
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I understand that providing false or misleading information may lead to the offer of employment being withdrawn, or, if I have commenced employment, to my dismissal from the organisation.
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I understand that I will be required to show evidence of my identity, qualifications and eligibility work in the UK as part of the pre-employment process and prior to a job offer being confirmed.
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Autism Initiatives Group of Companies. Autism Initiatives Group is a company limited by guarantee in England and Wales (07120634), registered office Sefton House, Bridle Road, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4XR and is registered as a charity in England and Wales (1170634). A registered charity in Ireland No. CHY17628. Autism Initiatives UK is a registered charity in Scotland - SC040905 in England & Wales - 702632, in Isle of Man - 835 and in Northern Ireland (NIC104641). Company Number: 2436777.
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