Cleaning Supervisor

Cleaning Supervisor

Job Purpose: Provide a cleaning service within a building or building complex to agreed standards.

• Plan, organise and control the work of cleaning staff to ensure that EA standards are met. The cleaning supervisor personally undertakes cleaning duties.
• Carry out induction and skills training, including refresher training in line with EA practice.
• Liaise with the building manager or other authorised person on day‑to‑day issues related to cleaning.
• Investigate complaints regarding the cleaning provision, take corrective action and advise the designated line manager where appropriate.
• Ensure that adequate supplies of materials and light equipment are requisitioned and maintained at appropriate levels within the budget allocated. Keep equipment in good condition, used and stored correctly.
• Monitor suitability and performance of materials and light equipment and advise the designated line manager where these are inappropriate for the task.
• Recommend and implement changes in work procedures in consultation with the designated line manager to improve economy, standards or ease of operation.
• Ensure that the cleaning standards within the premises meet EA standards.
• Allocate keys to cleaning staff and ensure that these are returned at the end of each day.
• Plan periodic work in consultation with service users and report plans to the Area Co‑ordinator in advance of school closures.
• Ensure that all records in respect of staff attendance, holidays, absence are completed, authorised and returned to EA in good time.
• Maintain records of consumable stocks and inventory of equipment.

All duties must be carried out in compliance with health and safety legislation, COSHH regulations, and EA procedures. Cover colleagues on sick leave in line with EA procedure. Absence must be reported in line with the EA’s Procedure.

Employees will accept any training for jobs graded at a higher level than their own. Training includes induction and refresher training.

• Demonstrable two years’ experience of cleaning outside the home environment.
• Knowledge of the requirements of a Cleaning Supervisor, Health and Safety at Work NI Order 1978, and cleaning methods/machinery.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, ability to work under pressure to meet specific deadlines, ability to work as a member of a team.

The Education Authority promotes equal opportunities for all. We are an equal opportunities employer. All applicants representing disabled people, part of the disabled or otherwise, are afforded equal opportunities for consideration of the post. In accordance with the Equality Act 2010, the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.