Cleaning Team Leader; PT

Salary: £32,874 –£35,772 pa pro rata (Please note it is Northumbria Police policy to appoint at the beginning of the band)

Location:
Based in Washington however managing staff in Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland and will be expected to travel to all locations forcewide.

Hours/

Contract:

Part Time Permanent, Monday and Tuesday 7am – 3pm

Working for #TeamNP

Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.

As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.

As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.

Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.

Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.

Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Business Services Department as Cleaning Team Leader.

The role involves managing cleaning supervisors and their teams to ensure that service delivery standards and requirements are met and Health and Safety regulations are adhered too.

This is a job share role with another Cleaning Team Leader who works Wed, Thurs and Fri.

• Manage the recruitment, appraisal, development, mentoring and discipline of allocated staff ensuring they have the knowledge, skills and experience to achieve the required standards and performance
• Manage the Cleaning Supervisors and their teams based in numerous locations within Sunderland, South Tyneside and Gateshead.
• Manage resource levels, plan and prioritise workloads to ensure the cleaning specification and standards are being met in each location
• Coordinate the bespoke training programs put in place for all cleaning staff in line with the force’s requirements and demand.
• Manage the cleaning delivery in line with agreed Service Level Agreements, monitoring and evaluating performance including undertaking agreed quality checks and audits in line with agreed standards.
• Evaluate and monitor all cleaning machinery and equipment to ensure that staff and buildings have the most appropriate equipment available, to support the highest standard of cleaning across the force area
• Carry out regular audits and inspections of standards to assess the quality and output of the cleaning service provided.

This role involves travel, so you’ll need access to your own car. Don’t worry—mileage costs are reimbursed!

Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description

• Experience of supervising staff. Good leadership skills
• Good knowledge of cleaning and Health and Safety
• You’ll need to have excellent planning and organisational skills to ensure a high quality of service to our customers
• You’ll also need a valid UK driving licence to travel between sites when required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of stakeholders
• The confidence to manage expectations of numerous stakeholders
• Experience of problem solving at different levels, carrying out investigations, risk management and assessment.

This is a varied role where you’ll also provide support to staff across the force. You’ll need be flexible in…