Senior Cleaning Operative

Role: Senior Cleaning Operative

Department: Estates & Facilities Management

Location: Carbrook, Sheffield

Salary: £25,242 - £27,204 (pro rata)

Hours: 27     

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will take the lead on the day-to-day cleaning, and oversee the cleaning operatives within your given location, ensuring the given allocation of weekly hours are covered.

Key responsibilities:

• To ensure your teams clean in any specified area as instructed by the Cleaning Supervisor in accordance with the specification for the Building Cleaning Services and in line with all safety and security measures in operation.

• Monitor and organise cover for sickness.

• Monitor the performance, and welfare of your teams.

• Carry out site quality inspections and quality control, with the Cleaning Supervisors.

• Provide emergency cover and transport in cases of staff shortages, within your geographical area

• Provide cover for cleaning within your team.

• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness is essential, at all times.

• Must understand how to handle cleaning products safely, including harsh chemicals.

• Good numeracy and literacy skills to measure cleaning fluids.

• Ability to operate cleaning tools, such as steam cleaner and floor buffers amongst others as required.

Skills and experience:

• Experience of working to specifications.
• Hold a full Driving Licence, and ability to use your vehicle as required.
• Experience of using computer packages such as Word and Excel.
• BIC’s trained or willing to work towards a qualification.
• Trained in Chemical identification (COSHH) or willing to work towards a qualification.
• Willing to work unsociable hours as required.
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral.
• Industrial/Commerical cleaning work history or equivalent ideally NVQ Level 2

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave 
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice 
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police)
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain ro