Cleaning Operative – Broughton Primary School

Job Description

Cleaning Operative – Broughton Primary

Salary: £26,205 – £26,525 (pro rata for part time and sessional). Hours: 15 per week, 40 weeks sessional. Monday – Friday 17:00 – 20:00.

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council you will be a key member of the Facilities Management team, delivering vital cleaning services across our estate to ensure buildings are safe and clean.

Benefits

• Trusted employer
• Security offered by permanent positions
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
• Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
• Paid annual leave (where applicable)
• Excellent pension scheme
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
• Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
• Community connection – looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours.

Major Tasks / Job Activities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within a group of buildings.
• Clean all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and replenish washroom consumables.
• Perform emergency and reactive cleaning as required, e.g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.
• Care and maintain cleanliness of all equipment used.
• Support cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.
• Deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and cooperate with performance measurement to meet agreed standards.

Keyholder Responsibilities

As a key holder you will operate security alarm systems, close accessible windows and doors, switch off lights, and ensure premises are safe and secure when closing.

Background Checks

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. You will be required to join the PVG Scheme or have a PVG Scheme update check. If you have spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, an overseas criminal record check will be required. These checks are mandatory for employment.

Equalities Statement

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and can be their best. We especially encourage applications from women for senior roles, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

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Interview Process

We will assess how you bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Other Information

Salary increases annually until the top of the range.

We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.