At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep our community clean and safe by delivering essential cleaning services.
- Company: Join the City of Edinburgh Council, a trusted employer with a focus on community.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, competitive pay, paid leave, and a great pension scheme.
- Other info: Opportunities for career progression and a supportive, inclusive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while balancing work with studies or family.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications needed, just a commitment to cleanliness and teamwork.
The predicted salary is between 26205 - 26525 £ per year.
- Flexible Cleaning Operative – Trinity Academy
- Hours: 12.5 per week Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro‑rata for part time and sessional)
- Job Overview
As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you'll be a key member of our Facilities Management team.
You'll deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn in.
Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.
- Key Benefits
- Trusted employer
- Security offered by permanent positions
- Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
- Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
- Paid annual leave (where applicable)
- Excellent pension scheme
- Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
- Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
- Community connection – looking after your community's essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours
- Major Tasks / Job Activities
- Empty litter and recycling bins.
- Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within a group of buildings.
- Clean all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and replenish washroom consumables.
- Emergency and reactive cleaning as required (e. g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages).
- Care for and maintain equipment used in carrying out the duties.
- Support cleaning tasks across other buildings as required.
- Deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and cooperate with performance measurement so that overall agreed standards are met.
- Be a key holder – operate security alarm systems when opening a building, close windows and doors, switch off lights, and ensure premises are left safe and secure when closing.
- Pre‑Employment Checks
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007.
The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.
Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.
The offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory outcomes of these checks.
Equalities and Diversity
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best.
We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented.
All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience.
Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Additional Information
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. Happy to talk flexible working.
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