Guaranteed Relief Cleaners (North Kirklees) - Kirklees Cleaning Service

Overview

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

Organisation Kirklees

Directorate Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area Culture & Visitor Economy

Job Category Venue Management

Hours Minimum 10 hours per week – Potential to increase to 15 or 20 hours per week

Number of Jobs Numerous

Locations Dewsbury, Batley, Cleckheaton, Mirfield, Birstall, Heckmondwike

Position type Permanent

Grade Grade 1

Hourly Rate £12.26 per hour

Salary See hourly rate above

Advert Wording Shortlisting will be conducted regularly for this role. Multiple Guaranteed Relief Cleaners required in the North Kirklees Area.

The Guaranteed Relief Cleaner role sits within the Kirklees Cleaning/Caretaking Services. We provide a high-quality cleaning service to schools and non-educational buildings throughout the Kirklees area.

Key features and benefits of being part of the Kirklees Cleaning Service Team include:

• Paid above the national living wage for guaranteed hours; overtime paid at an enhanced rate when this goes over 25% of guaranteed hours
• 28 ½ days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays per year (increasing to 33 ½ days on completion of 5 years’ service)

What can we offer?

• Staff wellbeing programme
• Paid mileage
• Uniform provided
• Pension contribution
• Opportunity to progress through salary levels
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies, including flexible working
• Well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme

What We Expect From You

• Working Monday to Friday
• To meet high standards of quality and health and safety; training will be provided
• To be comfortable in a flexible, fast-paced working environment
• Wear the provided uniform and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene
• Effective communication skills
• Great customer service skills
• A full driving licence and use of a vehicle insured for business use
• Flexibility in working hours as required for the cleaning stint

Job 1) 10 HOURS working Monday – Friday AM guaranteed a minimum of 10 hours; times of work vary between 6am and 9am.

Job 2) 10 HOURS working Monday – Friday PM guaranteed a minimum of 10 hours per week; times of work vary between 3pm and 6pm.

Job 3) 20 HOURS – working Monday – Friday AM and PM; guaranteed a minimum 20 hours per week, varying between 6am-9am and 3pm-6pm.

Job 4) 30-hour positions available doing AM and PM and 25 hours per week from 9am till 2pm.

Contact Matthew Henry is the manager for this role. Please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.

This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level; a conviction may not exclude candidates but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. If you need support completing an application form or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team by email or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date 31 December 2025, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Government Relations Services

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