Cleaning Operative

2 days ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom City of Edinburgh Council Full time

As an integral part of the City of Edinburgh Council, we are seeking a dedicated Cleaning Operative to join our team.

The role involves delivering a high-quality cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings, as well as emptying litter and recycling bins, and performing emergency and reactive cleaning tasks as required.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Emptying litter and recycling bins
  • Cleaning all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings
  • Cleaning all sanitary areas, toilets and showers, and replenishing washroom consumables
  • Performing emergency and reactive cleaning tasks as required
  • Caring for all equipment used in carrying out the above duties
  • Supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings as required

The successful candidate will be required to work towards the cleaning specification requirements and to cooperate with performance measurement to ensure the overall agreed standards are met.

We are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work.

To achieve this, we are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical skills-based approach.

Key Behaviours:

  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Flexibility

We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate these behaviours in their ways of working.


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