Job Vacancy - CBC243090b - Cleaner

Job Vacancy - CBC243090b - Cleaner

Reference: CBC243090b
Salary details: £11.59 per hour (pay award pending)
Job term: permanent
Appointment type: part time
Hours: 28 hours per week (Monday to Sunday on a rota basis)
Location: various locations within Chesterfield
Department: Environmental Services

There are two 28 hours posts available.

CBC243090b - Job description and person specification.

If you would like an accessible version of a job description then please contact the Human Resources team.

We currently have positions available for two individuals to join the building cleaning team.

We have locations to clean all over the borough including:

  • office buildings
  • theatres and other public venues
  • communal areas of housing complexes
  • empty housing properties, to prepare them for their next tenants

The work is often quite physical and will include:

  • some manual handling duties
  • hand sweeping and mopping stairs
  • cleaning windows and large areas of plate glass
  • scrubbing tiles and floors in changing areas

Specialist cleaning machines such as floor buffers will also be used.

You will also be:

  • emptying waste bins and ensuring waste is disposed of properly
  • replenishing supplies such as hand soap and paper towels
  • vacuuming large floor spaces
  • dusting skirting boards, door frames and office furniture

One post involves maintaining the cleanliness of the public areas and operational areas of the Pavements Shopping Centre (such as the management suite and staff rest rooms).

The successful candidates will need to be flexible as it is highly likely that your working location and the tasks you are completing will change regularly. This post includes weekend working and bank holidays. Start and finish times vary dependant on location as directed by the service. 

These vacancies involve driving council vehicles, so a full driving licence is essential. When applying, please highlight on your cover letter whether or not you have a driving licence. 

For further information on this job please see the attached job description above or contact Lynn Hind - environmental operational co-ordinator at lynn.hind@chesterfield.gov.uk or on 07811 283 119.

As an employee of Chesterfield Borough Council, you will have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including hybrid working, competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme, and a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes.

Candidates must possess the necessary right to work authorisation to enable them to work for Chesterfield Borough Council. Regrettably, we are unable to provide sponsorship or assume sponsorship of an employment visa at this juncture.

How to apply

Interested candidates should initially apply with their CV and a covering letter stating the job title, and clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role. Please send it to hrjobs@chesterfield.gov.uk no later than the closing date shown below.

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Closing date: 10 November 2024
Provisional interview date: to be confirmed