Cleaning Operative - Liberton Primary School

Cleaning Operative

Liberton Primary School

Salary £25,322 - £25,623 (pro-rata for part time and sessional)

Hours:

10 per week for a 40 week sessional term

6-8pm Monday-Friday

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You will deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

• 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.

As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.

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.
• Emergency and reactive cleaning as required, e.g., removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.
• Care for and keep equipment used in carrying out the above duties clean.
• Other tasks as reasonably required that relate to the role, including supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.
• Deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and cooperate with performance measurement so that the overall agreed standards are met.

* Facilities Management has overall responsibility for keyholding to enable opening and closing of buildings that we service. As part of the duties of a Cleaning Operative and in this particular role, you will be required to be a key holder to fulfil these tasks. This typically would include operation of security alarm systems when opening a building, closing accessible windows and doors, switching off lights and ensuring that premises are left safe and secure when closing.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page. Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council