Guaranteed Relief Cleaners (South Kirklees) - Kirklees Cleaning Service

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Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Public Health and Corporate Resources

Service Area

Culture & Visitor Economy

Job Category

Venue Management

Hours

Weekdays

Number of Jobs

Numerous

Location(s)

Huddersfield and surrounding areas

Position type

Permanent

Grade

Grade 1. Hourly Rate

Salary

£12.85 per hour

Advert Wording

Shortlisting will be conducted regularly for this role

Numerous Guaranteed Relief Cleaners South Kirklees Area

The Guaranteed Relief Cleaner role sits within the Kirklees Cleaning/Caretaking Services. We provide a high-quality cleaning service to schools and non-educational buildings throughout the Kirklees area.

Some of the key features and benefits of being part of the Kirklees Cleaning Service Team include:

Paid above the national living wage for the guaranteed hours and then overtime would be paid at an enhanced rate of pay when this goes over 25% of the time you are guaranteed to work.

28 ½ days paid holiday plus 8 bank holidays per year this would increase to 33 ½ days on completion of 5 years’ service.

What can we offer?

• Staff wellbeing programme.
• Paid mileage
• Uniform provided
• Pension contribution
• Opportunity to progress through salary levels.
• A friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing training and career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies, including flexible working
• We offer a wide range of well-being initiatives including a cycle to work scheme

For more of our Staff Benefits please visit the following link Kirklees Council Staff Benefits

What we expect from you:

• Working Monday to Friday
• To be able to meet high standards of quality and health and safety, you will receive training for this.
• To be comfortable in a very flexible, fast-paced working environment.
• To wear appropriate uniform (provided) and maintain a high standard of personal hygiene
• Effective communication skills
• Great customer service skills
• A full driving licence and use of a vehicle which is insured for business use are essential
• Flexibility in working hours, as long as is required for the cleaning stint

Job 1) 10 HOURS working Monday – Friday AM guaranteed a minimum of 10 hours, times of work will vary between 6am and 9am.

Job 2) 10 HOURS working Monday – Friday PM guaranteed a minimum of 10 hours per week, times of work will vary between 3pm and 6pm.

Job 3) 20 HOURS - working Monday – Friday AM and PM guaranteed a minimum 20 hours of work will vary between 6am and 9am and then 3pm and 6pm.

Job 4) 30-hour positions available doing AM and PM

Matthew Henry is the manager for this role, please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information. This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level, please refer to the Job Description/Profile. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process. We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any supportcompleting an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email:jobs@kirklees.gov.ukor phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We encourage you to read our AI Guidance before submitting your application to ensure your supporting statements reflect your own authentic experience.

Closing date

31 December 2026, 11:55 PM

Important Information

Job profile/description

Guaranteed Hours Cleaner Job Profile.pdf – 175KB