Specialist Cleaning Operative

Job title: Specialist Cleaning Operative

Salary: B1 £ 25,185 - £25,989

Hours: 37 hours

Contract: NJC Local Government Services

Location: Mobile Leeds City Council District.

As a Specialist Cleaning Operative you’ll thrive on having a positive can do attitude approach to work and focus your effort on what will make the biggest difference to people’s lives.

This role is about having numerous transferrable skills making a real difference in the community and working with housing stock and void properties ensuring people can have a home which supports good health, wellbeing and educational outcomes.

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

As a Specialist Cleaning Operative, you will bring to the role:

• The ability to carry out cleaning tasks on council buildings/council Property and assets including void. Work includes deep cleaning of vulnerable properties and housing stock.
• The ability to work across various duties ranging from gardening, removal work, cleaning, clearing and refuse loading- all of which could be in the Leeds area or wider districts.
• Good communication skills with the client officer/customer.
• To carry out general duties of a basic trade. Such as painting and decorating duties, installing notice boards, Building Furniture (Handy man Duties).
• Carrying out general maintenance of external areas and land such as Children Centres grounds or LCC Land including housing stock and Void. Duties include clearing leaves and moss from Paths etc.

As our next Specialist Cleaning Operative you’ll contribute to delivering a safe and welcoming city for all people of all ages and from all communities in which Leeds residents feel more secure, safe and take pride in their community.

The role is integral to our cleaning and facilities management team striving to deliver high standards of work across Leeds in an array of different roles that includes but is not limited to gardening works, property clearances, removal services and fly tip / waste collections.

• a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
• membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
• flexible and hybrid working arrangements subject to service requirements
• a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
• a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.

This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Do not have the right to work in the UK? Consider any eligibility for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Ensure you are eligible before applying.

To provide various services in an efficient and effective manner for a multi-client base as directed by the Service Manager/ Assistant

• Carry out cleaning tasks on council buildings / council property and assets including void. Work includes deep cleaning of vulnerable properties, Housing stock.
• Carry out cleaning of a hazardous substance and work of unpleasant nature (Pigeon guano, human faeces, blood, fleas, stagnate water).
• Clearing items of a hazardous nature (needles, waste, emptying of buildings, animals).
• Ability to work across various duties ranging from gardening, removal work, cleaning, clearing and refuse loading, all of which could be in the Leeds area or wider…