Cleaner

Location: Gateshead

Salary: £24,309 pro rata, per annum (£12.60 per hour inclusive of Real Living Wage)

Hours: 15 hours per week, 15:00 - 18:00, Monday – Friday (43 weeks)

Facility Services and Civic Management work across the city and Gateshead providing building cleaning, caretaking, school meals and welfare catering services.

They have a large team of cleaners, cleaner supervisors, facility supervisors (caretakers), catering assistants, assistant chefs and chefs working various hours and shifts in schools and public buildings. 

The Role

The City Council are currently looking for reliable and friendly people with a positive attitude to join their Facility Services team as a Cleaner. No experience is necessary as full training will be provided. 

Working as a team and using your own initiative, daily duties will involve cleaning designated areas such as corridors, classrooms, offices and toilet areas using required equipment. Whilst working to fixed deadlines, responsibilities include emptying bins, mopping and vacuuming floors, so regular stooping, bending and lifting will be required. To carry out these tasks, candidates will need to have a basic understanding of both written and spoken English due to the use of chemicals.

 They are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.  This post is working in regulated activity.  If you are successful they will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and they will check the barred list(s).  It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity. 

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rates of pay
• Up to 29 days annual leave per annum (pro rata for part time staff)
• Paid DBS as well as paid induction and training
• Full uniform and equipment provided at no cost to you
• Full training and opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career
• Attractive Local Government Pension Scheme
• Cycle2work scheme
• Access to a salary sacrifice car lease and home electronics scheme.
• Weekend, bank holiday and unsociable hours pay enhancement
• Full employee support package including access to a free confidential Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff offers and discounts including discounts on travel passes and leisure.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable Council , please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Cleaner_Lingey_House_Primary/278201

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