Cleaner

Job Title: Cleaner
Starting Salary: £25,185 progressing to £26,403 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 18.5
Location: Baldock
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Children's Services

About the team

We are looking to recruit a cleaner for our home in Baldock. This is an opportunity to work alongside a committed, friendly and creative team, where the home environment is an important aspect of care. We support children and teenagers who have a disability, (amend to teenagers who have been in hospital or preventive to going to hospital for mental health). The cleaner works with a group of residential care staff, a handy person, cook and office staff to ensure that the home is a clean, child friendly and homely place to live. As part of this role, you will be required to travel to other HCC Sites/Residences using your own mode of transport.

About the role

You will be completing a wide range of cleaning duties to a high standard in all areas of the home, in addition to overseeing COSHH, ordering provisions, ensuring Health and safety in the home and ensuring daily and weekly cleaning schedule / equipment checks are completed on time. You will contribute to maintaining a home where children can thrive and feel nurtured.

You will have direct contact with children, communicating and building relationships and trust with them. You will also be Trauma informed trained as part of the role.

About you

Essential:

• Previous experience of cleaning in a professional environment
• You will need to be proactive and be willing to adapt to the challenges the home environment will bring.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a child focussed environment.
• Knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety regulations and guidance.

This is a cleaning role with a difference! We value all of the team who work at the home, where everyone has a role in a supporting positive change in children’s lives.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 5. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles - Operational services

To hear more about this opportunity please contact Victoria Apperley (Victoria.Apperley@hertfordshire.gov.uk)

Interview Date: 15th June and 16th June 2026

Benefits of working for us
How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.