Cleaning Operative in Balerno

Cleaning Operative – Balerno Community High School

Salary: £25,322 – £25,623 (pro rata for part‑time and sessional). Hours: 15 per week, 38 weeks sessional. 4–7pm Monday–Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Clean all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within group buildings.
• Clean all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and replenish washroom consumables.
• Emergency and re‑active cleaning as required (graffiti removal, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages).
• Care for and maintain all equipment used in cleaning duties.
• Support cleaning tasks across other buildings as reasonably required.
• Deliver to the cleaning specification and cooperate with performance measurement to meet overall agreed standards.
• Key holder duties: operate security alarm systems when opening, closing accessible windows and doors, switch off lights, ensure premises left safe and secure when closing.

Pre‑employment Checks

Regulated work with children and/or protected adults. Preferred candidate must join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Overseas Criminal Record Check required for any continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years. Unconditional offer subject to satisfactory outcome of these checks.

Benefits

• Trusted employer, permanent positions.
• Flexible hours (10–36 hours) including sessional and school‑term only posts.
• Paid annual leave (where applicable).
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level.
• Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme.
• Community connection – caring for essential buildings used by families, friends and neighbours.

Employment Details

Entry level, part‑time, facilities management – urban, 38 weeks, sessional, 15 per week.

Equal Opportunity

The City of Edinburgh Council is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage diversity.

Application

Apply via the City of Edinburgh Council careers portal. Flexible working options available.