Cleaning & Hygiene Operative

Job Category:  Facilities & Environment
Job location Raglan Depot, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP152ER, United Kingdom
Monmouthshire County Council
Hours per week: 20

Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £12.65 per hour

We are seeking to fill the following cleaning vacancy in Chepstow School.

Duties will include ensuring that the building is maintained to a high level of hygiene and cleanliness.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake cleaning tasks such as washing floors and walls, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting and emptying of litter bins.

Our Purpose:-

To provide a professional cleaning services for libraries, museums, administrative buildings, public conveniences and schools within the county of Monmouthshire. 

The Purpose of this Role:- 

To ensure that the building is maintained to a high level of hygiene and cleanliness.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake cleaning tasks such as washing floors and walls, sweeping, vacuuming, dusting and emptying of litter bins.

Expectation and Outcomes of this Role:-

To ensure the maintenance of a hygienic, functional environment that facilitates the effective conduct of Council Business.

Your responsibilities are to:-

• To complete cleaning tasks of washing floors and walls, sweeping, empting litter bins, polishing and dusting.

• To undertake the cleaning of sanitary areas.

• To safely operate vacuum cleaners and polishing/scrubbing machines.

• To ensure that adequate stock of cleaning materials are maintained.

• To report all faults of cleaning equipment to the supervisor.

• To ensure the correct use of chemicals at all times.

• To work as a member of Monmouthshire’s Facilities Unit at any site.

• To undertake any necessary training for the post
  How will we know if you are the right person for the role? As the successful candidate you will have demonstrated:-

• Previous cleaning/ hygiene experience.

• The ability to communicate effectively and efficiently.

• Flexibility and versatility in order to work under pressure and meet the required standards.

• The ability to work as part of a team.

• The ability to ensure the safety of themselves and others at all times.

• Willingness to follow all Monmouthshire Facilities Unit procedures, policies and apply appropriately.

• Willingness to undertake and put into practise Health and safety procedures to comply with legislation.

• Willingness to abide by the councils Equal Opportunities Policy including undertaking appropriate equality awareness training.

• Willingness to undertake any training appropriate to the post as and when appropriate.

• Welsh Desirable.
• You may be required to learn or improve your existing skills through attending staff Welsh language training funded by the council. This will be implemented if a need for Welsh language skills in the role arises.