Night Cleaning Supervisor
Location: South East London
Working Pattern: On-site, Night Shifts
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £18.00 per hour
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Night Cleaning Supervisor to join a prestigious educational institution with a large and diverse estate.
Working within the Facilities and Site Services team, this role offers the opportunity to lead a team of cleaners responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness across a complex estate comprising educational facilities, sports centres and associated buildings.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supervising the cleaning team, monitoring service standards, carrying out quality inspections, ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures, and delivering an exceptional cleaning service across the estate.
This is an excellent opportunity for a cleaning or facilities professional looking to take the next step in their career within a well-established organisation that places high importance on service excellence, teamwork and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, motivate and support a team of cleaners, ensuring high standards of performance, attendance and conduct.
- Plan and allocate workloads effectively to ensure service levels are consistently achieved.
- Monitor cleaning standards through routine inspections and quality checks.
- Undertake cleaning duties where required to support operational delivery.
- Manage periodic deep cleaning programmes, including carpets, hard floors and upholstery.
- Ensure compliance with all Health & Safety, COSHH and safe working procedures.
- Respond to cleaning-related enquiries and resolve issues in a timely and professional manner.
- Manage cleaning equipment, machinery, consumables and stock levels.
- Provide induction, training and ongoing support to cleaning staff.
- Conduct performance reviews, probation meetings and regular one-to-one sessions.
- Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and support the smooth operation of the wider Facilities function.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally have:
- Previous experience supervising or leading a cleaning, housekeeping or facilities team.
- Experience maintaining high standards within large, multi-building environments.
- A strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation, COSHH and safe working practices.
- Experience carrying out quality inspections and monitoring service delivery.
- The ability to organise workloads and prioritise competing demands.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience training, mentoring and supporting operational staff.
- Good record-keeping and administrative skills.
- A proactive and hands-on approach to problem solving.
- The ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer service and maintaining high cleaning standards.
Benefits:
- Competitive hourly rate of £18.00 per hour.
- Generous pension scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
- Free meals during working hours.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Healthcare Cash Plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Life Assurance cover.
- Retail and lifestyle discounts.
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
- Supportive working environment.
- Opportunity to work within a well-resourced educational setting.
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