Cleaning Operative

Job Description

Job title: Cleaning Operative

Company: Lewisham Council

Job description: Job Description:

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

If you would like to join Lewisham’s new Cleaning Service then look no further!

Are you an experienced cleaner who is able to work unsupervised?, can you work flexibly?, do you have good attention to detail?, and do you take pride in your work?

What’s the role?

You will be working as part of the new Lewisham Cleaning Service at Ladywell Children Centre/Watergate School. You must be available to work from 16:00 – 18:30 – Mon-Fri.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

We are looking for Cleaning Operatives who are flexible and can travel across the Lewisham Borough. You will be responsible in cleaning the building/s that are assigned to you to an excellent standard, and must be able to carry out all duties that are mentioned in the job description.

You must be:-

• A Hard worker
• A Good communicator with good organisation skills
• A Flexible worker
• able to have an eye for detail
• able to work cohesively as part of a team or independently
• an excellent timekeeper

Location

You will be based at Ladywell Children Centre/Watergate School.

There are 33 buildings in the Cleaning Portfolio – you will primarily be cleaning buildings that are allocated which is subject to Service Delivery changes.

Special conditions

• To be able to work between 16:00 – 18:30
• Able to carry out all tasks highlighted in the job description
• This post is subject to the Enhanced DBS check

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CV’s.

– please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Samuel Akeredolu on 07875081668 or

Please click to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£27,711 – £28,128 per annum pro rata (Scale 2)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at

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Expected salary: £27711 – 28128 per year

Location: Lewisham, South East London

Job date: Sat, 06 Jan 2024 05:15:57 GMT

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