Cleaning Operative Academy - _

Job Title

Cleaning Operative – Leith Academy

Salary: £26,205 – £26,525 (pro rata for part‑time and sessional).

Hours:

10 per week, 40 weeks sessional. Monday – Friday 6am – 8am.

As a cleaner with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will be a key member of the Facilities Management team. You will deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn.

• Trusted employer
• Permanent positions offer security
• Flexible hours from 10 to 36 per week
• Sessional hours (school term only) 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 building

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 or update the PVG Scheme. If an individual has spent a continuous period of three months or more outside the UK in the last five years, an overseas criminal record check will be required and must be provided.

An unconditional offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory outcomes of these pre‑employment checks.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued. We especially encourage applications from women, minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation. 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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases annually until it reaches the top of the range.