Cleaner, Cleaning Services

About the role

We are looking for a Cleaner to join our team at the Museum of Gloucester. This role will work 15 hours per week, predominantly Wednesday to Saturday, 09:00–12:00. There may also be occasional requirements to work on Mondays and Tuesdays, as needed.

This is a fixed term contract lasting 12–18 months.

You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the museum, ensuring the venue is consistently welcoming, safe and presentable for visitors and staff.

You will be responsible for maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness across museum galleries, exhibitions, public areas and staff facilities, including toilets and offices.

Duties will include waste management, monitoring and replenishing cleaning supplies in liaison with the Operations Team Leader, and promptly reporting any maintenance issues or hazards.

You will work in line with health and safety policies and COSHH regulations at all times.

You will be able to work independently, with a strong attention to detail and a clear commitment to maintaining high standards.

• Flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlement 25 days per annum.
• Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part‑time staff)
• 2 days paid leave each year to participate in local volunteering activities
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) & Life Cover 3 times your salary
• Regular training, career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing free, confidential counselling and advice 24 hours a day, online and by telephone, and an in‑house Occupational Health service
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave and pay
• Cycle to Work scheme (salary sacrifice – T & C apply)
• Discounted tickets for local events and reduced rate use of GL1 facilities
• Free flu‑jabs
• Access to employee‑led networks such as Black Workers, Prism (LGBT+), Carers, Disability and the Young Employees Network, and opportunities to participate in our Equality Working Group

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The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

Applications from Gloucester County Council employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at the shortlisting stage.

Gloucester City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high‑performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; that represents the community it serves.

We aim to recruit a diverse pool of talent and will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.

We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment for those with disabilities or long‑term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no‑one is disadvantaged because of their disability. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process.

Further information on our commitment to Equality and Diversity can be found Here.

If you wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis, please obtain approval from your current line manager that you may be released on a secondment before submitting an application form.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.