Cleaning Operative - Start of the Sea

Salary: £26,205 – £26,525 (pro rata for part time and sessional). Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases annually until it reaches the top of the range.

Hours: 15 per week, 40 weeks sessional. Monday – Friday 3pm – 6pm.

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You will deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties remain safe and clean places to work or learn. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions while balancing family, caring or studying commitments. As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.

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.
• Perform emergency and re‑active cleaning as required, e.g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.
• Care for and keep all equipment used in carrying out the above duties clean.
• Carry out other tasks as reasonably required that relate to the role, including supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.
• Deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and cooperate with performance measurement so that the agreed standards are met.

Key responsibilities include:

• Keyholding to enable opening and closing of buildings.
• Operating security alarm systems.
• Closing windows and doors, switching off lights and ensuring premises are safe and secure when closing.

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 of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Equality and Diversity Statement: 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. Happy to talk flexible working.