Office Cleaner

We're looking for an Estate Services Office Cleaner to join our team on a permanent basis. You will be responsible for a variety of duties including ensuring an exceptional standard of cleanliness and health and safety is maintained across our offices.

**Monday to Thursday 4pm - 8pm**

**Friday 4pm - 7:30 pm**

**Based at The Quays, Shipley.**

**About us**

We are social housing landlord and think our vision of Improving Lives Incommunities says it all

Working to provide great homes in great neighbourhoods, we manage more than 22,600 homes across Yorkshire and are proud to collaborate with our customers, communities, local and national stakeholders to achieve this.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our plans and actions. This year will see us focus on the first year of a 2 -year plan, to 2024. Our plan puts customers at the heart of what we do, providing great places to live and work, with homes that they are proud to live in.

We are striving to do everything we can to ensure we are an inclusive organisation. Our workforce is representative of our customer base and we are a workplace where everyone can feel at home.

**Responsibilities**
- Clean and maintain the cleanliness of all internal areas in any Incommunities office, identified by management including, offices, stairwells, fire escapes, landings, toilets, shower rooms, kitchens, lifts, descaling shower areas, meeting rooms, internal glazing and public reception areas
- Clean and maintain the cleanliness of all external areas around any Incommunities office, identified by management, including sweeping bin/smoking areas, rotating bins, litter picking grounds and car park, wiping external window ledges and external lights
- Deep clean designated areas such as kitchens and appliances such as ovens/extractor fans, fridges, carpets and upholstery when required
- Use hand and power operated cleaning equipment such as vacuums, buffers, mops and brushes, ensuring all equipment is safe to use, complies with relevant Health & Safety regulations and that all safety advice and instructions are adhered to
- Carry out daily safety and cleanliness checks on equipment and report faults when identified, stock taking and ordering of materials such as chemicals
- Carry out risk assessments prior to commencement of tasks and report on any hazards identified
- Ensure works areas, locations and sites are safe and secure including opening and locking down of some premises and reporting issues or repairs identified

**Requirements**:

- A flexible and positive approach to work and willingness to cover for colleagues and in other offices
- A basic knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety Legislation
- Physical strength and fitness
- Self motivation and the ability to be a team player but also work alone

**Benefits**
- Starting salary of £10,698 per year (pay award pending)
- West Yorkshire Pension Fund membership - current employer contribution is 15.9%
- Excellent holiday allowance that increases with service
- Training, development, and qualification opportunities
- Corporate health scheme membership
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Local gym membership discounts.
- A team of trained Mental Health First Aiders who are available for colleagues to contact for support
- _As a Mindful Employer we have committed to working towards better mental health in the workplace and are determined to deliver a culture of physical and mental wellbeing openness and support. Incommunities is also recognised as ‘Committed’ to being Menopause Friendly. The _Menopause Friendly Accreditation _recognises inclusive employers that build awareness and understanding of how menopause can have an effect at work and shows we take the wellbeing of our colleagues seriously._