Relief Cleaner

Application closing date

31/10/2025

Working Pattern

As specified

Salary

Grade B, £25,185 a year pro rata £13.05 per hour

Contractual hours

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Basis

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Job category/type

Sport & Leisure

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Job description

Directorate: Place

Hours: Relief - Various

Contract Type: Relief

Location: Springwood Leisure Centre

Derby Active is delighted to announce an exciting opportunity for a Relief Cleaner to join our dedicated team at Springwood Leisure Centre, located in the heart of Oakwood.

Springwood Leisure Centre offers a wide range of sports and fitness activities for the local community. We pride ourselves on providing a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for everyone who visits our facility.

As a Relief Cleaner, you will play a key role in ensuring that all areas of the centre are kept to a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene, contributing to a positive experience for our users.

Hours of work that may require covering are –

Monday to Friday: 06:00–09:30 & 16:00–19:30

Saturday & Sunday: 07:30–10:30

Key Responsibilities:

Maintain cleanliness throughout the leisure centre, including changing rooms, gym areas, and communal spaces

Ensure all cleaning tasks are completed in accordance with health and safety guidelines

Report any maintenance issues or hazards promptly

Who We Are

Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.

What We Offer

You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:

• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network

• Support for colleagues who are carers

• Full training provided – no prior experience required

• Uniform supplied
• Supportive team environment
• Excellent opportunities for career development within Derby Active

The Opportunity

In the role of Cleaner , here's an example of what you'll be doing to make an impact:

Delivering a high standard of cleanliness in line with customer expectations

Creating and maintaining a harmonious team working environment

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have...

Excellent customer care skills, to be able to put customers first

Ability to work as part of a team, treating everyone with courtesy and respect

Have the ability to; Prioritise workloads for yourself , Work in pressured situations , Identify and undertake additional areas of work

Enthusiastic about learning and managing own personal development.

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 31st October 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held at Springwood Leisure Centre.

Important Information

Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on Relay UK or