Hollingdean Depot (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£25854 - £25992
37
Job introduction
Love Brighton & Hove?
We are delighted to offer a full-time cleaning role. We’re on the lookout for people who enjoy working across different locations to join our cleansing team.
This role is to clean the offices, toilets, and kitchen areas at Hollingdean Depot but you may also be required to clean the public toilets to help team with the workload.
The role will require you to work Tuesday to Saturday. Your shift will be between 10:00am - 6pm with 30min unpaid break.
If this sounds like a role you’d find rewarding, we’d love to hear from you
You will need to be:
- able to be on your feet all day
- self-motivated and able to work on your own as well as part of a team
- hard-working, reliable and responsible
- able to interact with members of the public
We will provide you with:
- a full induction and training
- all the equipment you need
- specialist uniform to keep you safe
- You don’t need any special cleaning qualifications for this work but we will require a driving license for all roles.
Interview date: June 2025
For an informal discussion, please contact Judyta Pawlowska 07759 135854.
About the role
The role will require you to work Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am - 18:00 with a 30 min unpaid break.
Job Introduction
The job involves:
- Cleaning the offices
- Cleaning sinks and surrounding areas including walls and mirrors
- Cleaning toilet pans and seats
- Removing graffiti
- Sweeping and washing the floors
- Emptying bins
- Removing drug paraphernalia in a safe manner by using the safe equipment we provide
- Replenishing toilet paper and soap
- Reporting damaged cleaning equipment
- Reporting maintenance issues such as broken locks and dispensers
- Walk between the sites to open, clean and close
You will need to be:
- able to be on your feet all day
- self-motivated and able to work on your own as well as part of a team
- hard-working, reliable and responsible
- able to interact with members of the public
We will provide you with:
- a full induction and training
- all the equipment you need
- specialist uniform to keep you safe
- You don’t need any special cleaning qualifications for this work but we will require a driving license for all roles.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us
Company information
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Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).