Cleaner - Req24362

As a Cleaning Operative you’ll thrive on bringing a positive can-do attitude approach to your work and focusing your effort on actions that will have the biggest impact.

This role is about more than keeping buildings clean and safe; you will make a real difference in the community, support good health and wellbeing and provide a quality service that meets the needs of our clients.

We offer this role on either a term-time only (39 weeks per year) or full-year contract, with part-time and full-time hours available. There are opportunities to work in various locations across Leeds.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

**About you**

As a Cleaning Operative, you will bring to the role:

- Willingness to work flexibly across different sites and areas
- Experience in or aptitude to learn the use of mechanical cleaning equipment
- Awareness of hygiene, health and safety such as using protective clothing and safe handling of cleaning materials
- Ability to work as part of a team and act on instructions from supervisors
- Willingness to take part in training and attend courses as requested

**About the role**

As our next Cleaning Operative you’ll contribute to delivering a healthy, safe and welcoming city for people of all ages, and from all communities.

The role is integral to our cleaning and facilities management team. We strive to deliver high standards of work across Leeds, including maintaining cleaning standards in schools, community buildings, Leeds City Council owned buildings and housing stock.

You will be involved in cleaning all spaces within buildings, including some high-level cleaning. We have your safety and wellbeing at heart and will provide full training and equip you with all necessary cleaning equipment and protective gear.

We want you to contribute to building Team Leeds - made up of the people who live or work here, and those who champion the city nationally and internationally.

**What we offer you**

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

**How to apply**

**We promote diversity and want a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds and the communities we serve. Leeds City Council is an Inclusive employer, ranked 70 on the Stonewall top 100 employers 2023 list. We are also an Age friendly employer, a Mindful employer and a Disability Confident leader.**

**This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.**

**Job description**

**Job Purpose**

Responsible for cleaning in the following buildings schools, colleges/further education centres, day centres, multi-storey flats, maisonettes, sheltered housing complexes, public libraries and any other building that may be acquired under the Leeds City Council cleaning contract.

**Responsibilities**
- Use of mechanical cleaning equipment including suction cleaners, scrubbing/buffing machines, hot water extraction machines, combined scrubber/drier machines and wet suction machines
- Handling and use of cleaning materials in accordance with recommended procedures.
- Clean in all areas within a building including toilet/hygiene areas, corridors, landings, staircases, entrances, craft rooms, including woodwork, engineering and cookery hall, gymnasium, classrooms, offices, halls
- High level cleaning, washing of walls, windows, glass using appropriate equipment.
- Routine contact with customers.
- Work to operational specifications and quality assurance work schedules.
- Work as part of a team and act on instructions from senior staff.
- Wear appropriate protective clothing including rubber gloves.
- With specific protective clothing, training and equipment remove discarded syringes and needles. Operatives need to be aware of the potential of ‘Needle stick injuries’ as a consequence of contact with hypodermic syringes.
- Flexible and adaptable to change to assist other services as required commensurate to grade.
- The duties outlined are not meant as an exhaustive list and will also comprise any other duties within the spirit of the post commensurate with the job evaluation outcome for this post.

**Qualifications **No formal qualifications are required.
- Able and willing to work f