Cleaner

Role: Cleaner

Department: Estates & Facilities Management

Location: Atlas Court, Sheffield

Salary: £24,747 (pro rata)

Hours: 25

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will organise & plan routine tasks in accordance with the direction provided by the Cleaning Supervisor, ensuring that the locations allocated are cleaned to the standard required.

Key responsibilities:

• To clean in any specified area as instructed by the Area Cleaning Supervisor in accordance with the specification for the Building Cleaning Services and in line with all safety and security measures in operation.
• Cleaning will include but not be limited to dusting, sweeping, vacuuming and mopping, as well as carrying out deep cleaning and detailed cleaning tasks in accordance with a schedule of work or an ad-hoc basis as required.
• High levels of attention to detail are required.
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene and cleanliness is essential.
• 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.
• Ensure that the security requirement of each location is adhered to at all times.
• Adaptability to change and willingness to embrace new ideas and processes.
• Any other duties and responsibilities, which do not change the character and purpose.

Skills and experience:

• Industrial/Commercial Cleaning work history or equivalent.
• Experience of working to specifications.
• 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.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral.

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

What we offer:

• 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.
• 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 3 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 role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

South Yorkshire Police’s overarching aim is to deliver an excellent police service to support safer communities. The public’s assessment of our excellence is influenced by the level of trust and confidence in us, as an organisation and as individuals. In comparison to the general public, police officers and police staff are held to a higher standards of behaviour and accountability. In applying to join the police, applicants are accepting of these higher standards and understand the implications on their right to privacy.

South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do: Fairness, Integrity & Trust.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community. There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. This role has been evaluated as a fixed role.

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact: Alison Wild on 07768 035728

Closing Date: 31st May 2026

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups. If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveaction@southyorks.pnn.police.uk.

In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.