Oval Centre Cleaner

**Job Title**:Oval Centre cleaner
**Contract Type**:Permanent
**Salary**:£23,020.2 Pro rata
**Working Hours**:16 hours per week
**Working Pattern**:Monday-Friday
**Location**:Oval Centre, Salterbeck, Workington

**The difference you will make as a Oval Centre Cleaner**

**As a Cleaning Operative at The Oval Centre, you will deliver a high standard cleaning service throughout the centre, ensuring that areas are hygienic and clean for people to use, whilst operating in a safe manner, observing company health and safety policies and guidelines.**

**As part of the duties of a Cleaning Operative in this particular role, you will be required to be a key holder to fulfil these tasks**

**About you**

**We are looking for someone with.**
- Good general standard of education
- Knowledge of cleaning products and their use
- Able to organise workload in an accurate and methodical manner

**Why Riverside?**

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

- Competitive pay & generous pension
- 28 days holidays plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits

**Diversity and Inclusion at Riverside**:
We are inclusive. At Riverside, we value diversity in all its forms. We foster a workplace where all individuals are respected, empowered, and heard. Our commitment to inclusivity drives our success and enriches the lives of our customers and colleagues.

**Role Profile**
- Perform a range of cleaning tasks throughout the centre including hoovering, dusting, polishing, damp wiping and mopping
- Clean all surfaces: internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings
- Clean all sanitary areas: toilets and showers
- Refill and restock cleaning supplies and toiletries (hand wash, toilet paper, paper towels)
- To empty all bins, placing all rubbish, including boxes in the bins provided at the rear of the building.
- Operate cleaning machinery such as dishwashers, Buffer.
- To support the Oval teams with day to day tasks where appropriate and agreed with the manager.
- To assist in keeping a full inventory of all cleaning equipment.
- To assist in the implementation of risk assessments for all areas of work being carried out.
- To ensure COSHH data is available and up to date for all cleaning products used, and to obtain material safety data sheets from suppliers.
- To undertake COSHH risk assessments for use of each cleaning product.
- To ensure that all cleaning equipment used is safe to do so, all cleaning equipment is PAT tested and serviced in line with manufacturer recommendations.
- To order cleaning supplies through approved businesses as and when required.
- To report repairs and maintenance in the Centre to the relevant staff/teams.
- To display a positive attitude to your work and be a proactive member of the team
- Build and maintain good relationships with colleagues and customers
- Be willing to undertake appropriate training and keep knowledge up to date

**Person specification**

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

**Essential**
- Good general standard of education
- Knowledge of cleaning products and their use
- Able to organise workload in an accurate and methodical manner
- Understanding of basic health & safety requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions
- Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
- A flexible approach to work

**Desirable**
- Knowledge of COSHH Regulations
- An understanding of the need for policies, procedures, and processes in the workplace