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Cleaning Assistant

Application deadline
January 5, 2025 12:00 am
Department
Estates
Employment type
Permanent
12.5 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
Location
Telford College - Wellington, Telford
Salary
£22,732
£22,732 (pro rata £6863.74)
Reporting to
Potential interview date
Vacancy reference
VN1062
About the role

We have an excellent opportunity to join our Site Services team as a cleaning assistant. The purpose of the role is to undertake the cleaning of designated areas within the College premisesIn order to provide flexibility and adequate cover arrangements these areas will be varied over the course of the academic year at the discretion of the cleaning supervisor. 

Key Responsibilities
  • Undertake the cleaning of designated areas within the College premises.  In order to provide flexibility and adequate cover arrangements these areas will be varied over the course of the academic year at the discretion of the cleaning supervisor. 
  • Ensure that all areas which may include toilets, showers, changing rooms and sports areas are kept in a clean and hygienic condition by cleaning, washing, sweeping, vacuum cleaning, polishing and dusting, emptying litter bins and cleaning fixtures and fittings, using manual and where appropriate powered equipment.
  • Undertake duties which may vary between each term and College closure periods. 

 

Skills, knowledge and expertise

Qualifications and training

  • A good standard of general education

Skills and expertise

  • Previous experience of working within a cleaning environment  
  • A flexible approach to working in any area within establishment 
  • Able to work effectively with colleagues from a range of backgrounds  
  • An understanding of and commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity  
  • Knowledge and/or competencies of health and safety as relevant to the post and a commitment to safeguarding the health and safety of learners and others 
How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to Telford College. Please take time to review the job description.

Please complete the online application form with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your application form will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The college’s safeguarding policies are available here. Under KCSIE (keeping children safe in education) guidance the college is committed to all pre-employment safeguarding checks, including online checks and candidate history. Therefore, please note upon clicking to apply you agree for these checks to be completed.