Static Cleaner

What you can expect from us:

• We offer a competitive salary of £13,594.59 (equivalent to £25,150 FTE) (£13.07 hourly).
• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
• Salary Finance - access both short and long-term loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
• Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or through the holiday purchase scheme.
• Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
• A great flexible working environment, with a range of family-friendly policies.
• Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family. Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
• Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
• Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
• Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
• Onward Home has a number of colleagues forums to drive positive change and culture including our Colleague Forum, D&I and BAME Network.

About The Role:

We are looking for a Weekend Static Cleaning Operative to be based on site at our Birch Lea site in Hattersley, Tameside. This is a part-time role, with 20 hours required across the week. You may also be required to work out of hours occasionally when required.

The purpose of the role is to provide high standards of cleanliness to communal areas of our Birch Lea Park Housing with Care development at the heart of Hattersley in Tameside. The site features 91 modern apartments alongside a range of helpful on-site services, including tailored care packages for those who need them. Birch Lea Park provides residents with a home they can take pride in—combining independent living with access to amenities and social opportunities, all under one roof. As part of our cleaning team, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring the environment remains welcoming, hygienic, and well-maintained for everyone who lives and works there.

What we require:

• Essential experience of delivering cleaning services to a variety of customers.
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team, acting on instruction as required.
• Able to use different cleaning methods and equipment, for example, mopping, dusting, wiping, and buffing.
• Able to follow procedures to meet high standards with the ability to prioritise tasks to complete them on time.
• Be willing to cover and work in various areas within and covering different duties as requested.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Good customer service skills.
• Good communication skills – written and verbal.
• The ability to follow procedures and provide performance data of operations.

Desirable:

• Use of electronic equipment e.g., Smart phone/iPad.
• Experience of carrying out facilities checks such as Water testing and Alarm testing.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of hygiene regulations.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations.
• Desirable: Hygiene certificate.
• BICS.

About Onward:

Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region. We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference. In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential. We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve.

If candidates have any concerns/questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.