About The Role
ROLE OVERVIEW
Responsible for carrying out cleaning and other related duties within a designated section of the school. Cleaning to be carried out in line with the area cleaning schedule. To maintain the standards set out as per the requirements of the contract, ensuring an efficient and effective cleaning service is delivered. To work on your own initiative with the support and guidance of the Cleaning Supervisor.
Hours of work for the role: 3.30 pm to 6.00 pm, Monday to Friday, 12.5 hours per week
Working 39 Term time weeks and 4 weeks of deep cleaning in school holidays as agreed with Line Manager. Due to the nature of the work, holidays are not permitted to be taken in term time. A full enhanced DBS check will also be required, which will be provided by the company upon offer of role.
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain standards of cleanliness of floors, furniture and fittings, as well as removal of marks from walls/partitions/doors etc in accordance with set methods, standards ad frequencies.
- Responsible for cleaning an allocated section of the school which could include cleaning Offices, Classrooms, Washrooms, Changing Rooms, Halls, Corridors and Stairs.
- Operate cleaning equipment, including electrical, in order to achieve the specified standards of cleanliness.
- Handling of refuse for disposal into allocated area.
- Replenish supplies of paper hand towels, toilet tissue, soap, hand moisturiser and alcohol gel as required.
- Monitor stocks of cleaning materials, refuse bags, toilet tissue, paper hand towels, hand soap, hand moisturiser and request supply as necessary.
- Complete cleaning tasks in line with the relevant cleaning schedule, re-organising order of cleaning to fit with school requirements where necessary, to ensure that all cleaning tasks are completed to the set standard.
- Complete documentation to record 'full clean' completed where required.
- Demonstrate an understanding of specified cleaning methods and frequencies.
- Communicate with Cleaning Supervisors and departmental staff in order to achieve the specified standard of cleanliness.
- Ensure compliance with Trust and company policies, procedure and good practices.
- Participate in training of new staff within Cleaning by demonstrating duties and responsibilities where required.
- Follow correct procedures for operating equipment, machinery and materials, ensuring compliance with procedures for reporting defects.
- Identify Health and Safety Hazards and report using appropriate method allocated to the school.
- Ensure the observance of safe working methods and report accidents and incidents in the appropriate manner. Assist with investigation as required.
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Able to understand written instruction.
- Successful completion of induction and in-house training on cleaning methodology.
- Experience of using cleaning materials and equipment.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements and their own area of responsibility.
- Demonstrates ability to work as part of a team or autonomously and experience of the different types of working.
- Previous experience in the cleaning industry.
- Training/Knowledge of cleaning procedures and cleaning equipment.
- COSHH training.
- Manual Handling training.
- Working understanding of cleaning systems.
- Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate with a range of people.
- Flexible approach to work
CORE EXPECTATIONS
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental.
- Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring.
- Helps and co-operates with colleagues.
- Pro-active and takes responsibility.
- Willing to learn, open to change.
- Motivated to make a difference in whatever way they can.
- Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
- Ability to re-organise and prioritise daily work schedule to meet school needs.
- Ability to follow schedules and health and safety instructions.
- Ability to meet demands within constrained timescales and service deadlines.
- The post is physically demanding, and staff are required to complete scheduled labour-intensive tasks, cleaning duties and manual handling of equipment/machinery/supplies.
- A high degree of skill and dexterity is required when working with specialist equipment.
- Frequent requirement to expend moderate physical effort for long periods.
- Requirement to work medium periods of time as lone workers.
- Frequent requirement to wear disposable gloves.
About The Company
OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services including Cleaning, Catering, Security, Technical services, Energy Management and compliance, front of house, landscaping, logistics, waste management and pest control services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best that they can be.