Cleaning Operative, Janitor

More About Your Role

As a Cleaning Operative, you'll work as part of a wider site team delivering high‑quality facilities management services to customers and clients. You'll carry out daily and periodic cleaning tasks across communal areas such as reception, kitchens, bathrooms, corridors and refuse areas, ensuring spaces are clean, safe and welcoming.

You will use a range of cleaning techniques and equipment, including machinery where required, and complete deep cleans to a high standard. You'll also support safe working practices by following COSHH regulations, handling cleaning materials responsibly, and ensuring equipment is stored correctly while minimising disruption to building occupants.

This role is based on site at Equinox House, City Link, Nottingham, NG2 4LA
and the working hours are:

Monday to Thursday 7am – 12pm
Friday 7am – 11am

• Experience working in a cleaning or similar environment
• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment, machinery and chemicals
• Knowledge of Health & Safety and COSHH regulations
• Ability to deliver tasks to a high standard within agreed timescales
• Basic IT skills to use systems for training and work‑related tasks

You have experience working in a cleaning or facilities environment and take pride in delivering consistently high standards. You understand how to safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals and are confident following Health & Safety and COSHH guidelines. You can manage your workload efficiently to meet deadlines and are comfortable using basic IT systems to complete required tasks and training. Any relevant qualifications or training such as BICS standards, NVQs, or manual handling are beneficial but not essential.

At Places for People, we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory.

• Competitive salary with regular annual review
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%
• 35 days holiday (including bank holiday) with option to buy or sell days
• Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs – up to £500 savings per year
• Access to wellbeing support such as counselling and flu jabs
• Private GP and health support services available
• Access to a rewards platform with retail and lifestyle discounts
• Savings on groceries, travel, shopping and home products
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Access to professional qualifications and career progression
• Internal development programmes and learning support
• Recognition schemes such as Star Awards and Colleagues Awards
• Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement
• Free membership to Places Gyms

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre‑employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities.