Cleaning Operative

Cleaning Operative

We welcome applications for this support post to commence August 2024. There is the option to undertake one shift of 14 hours, if your preferred option is to only undertake an AM or PM shift please stipulate this within your application.

The Role

The Estates Department exist to provide and maintain a high quality and safe teaching and learning environment for students. It is also vital that we provide high quality facilities to both teachers, support staff and governors in order to facilitate and maintain an outstanding working environment which is safe and secure. In addition, we aim to constantly improve facilities, through minor and major projects of work and through the reactive, planned and preventative maintenance programme.

The Estates team currently consists of two Estates Managers; one Deputy Estates Manager; one Estates Administrator; one Site Team Leader; three Assistant Site Supervisors; one Site Operative; one General Operative; a Cleaning Manager and a team of thirty-two Cleaning Operatives. The Estates Department are responsible for: Site security, site maintenance, cleaning, reactive maintenance, planned maintenance, compliance service agreements, projects, health and Safety including training, college car parking, college minibuses, fire evacuation, first aid.

The Estates team log requests and faults through the online CEDAR reporting system. The jobs are logged and prioritised in order of importance and assigned to the relevant team member.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include –

• Empty and wipe clean all internal bins and dispose of the rubbish to the external bins.
• Sweep or kex mop clean all hard floor surfaces.
• Clean toilets and sinks and mop floor areas in toilets daily
• Dust all surfaces and ledges.
• Report minor maintenance repairs to the Cleaning Supervisor
• Undertake appropriate Health & Safety Training as required

For the full job description please see attached ‘Job Pack’.

The Successful Candidate

Cardinal Newman College is a wonderful place to work, and this is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate to join our friendly and well established Estates department. The Estates department is looking for someone who has at least 1 years' experience in a similar role and environment and good team working skills.

You should display the values, attitudes, and behaviours consistent with the Catholic Ethos of the College and have a commitment to equality/diversity and the safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.

Terms and Conditions

Hours: 28 hours per week, term time plus 3 weeks. There is the option to undertake one shift of 14 hours, if your preferred option is to only undertake an AM or PM shift please stipulate this within your application.

• AM: Monday,Tuesday,Thursday & Friday 6.00-8.45am & Wednesday 6.00-9.00am
• PM: Monday,Tuesday,Thursday & Friday 4.15-7.00pm & Wednesday 4.00-7.00pm

Salary: The post will be paid on the Sixth Form Colleges’ Support Staff Pay Spine at point 3 (£12 per hour) currently pro rata to £23,152 per annum (inclusive of £840 per annum living wage top up). Actual Salary £16,280.05 per annum.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 11.59pm on Monday 10th June (we reserve the right to close the advert in advance of this date).

Why work at Cardinal Newman College?

We are a happy and thriving Catholic Sixth Form College committed to equality and diversity, welcoming colleagues from all backgrounds into our community irrespective of their religion or belief, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, marital or pregnancy status.

An outstanding college in every aspect, Cardinal Newman is one of the highest performing Sixth Form Colleges nationally for Value Added. We recognise the invaluable contribution our dedicated staff make to the success of our students and the College as whole. As such, our aim is to foster a culture where staff feel valued and supported.

We also offer a range of excellent staff benefits, including: 

• Generous Pension schemes for both teachers and support staff 
• Pro rata to 22 days holiday (increasing to 25 days after 5 years’ service) plus 4 concessionary days and bank holidays for support staff
• A genuine commitment to staff health and wellbeing
• Access to a salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme
• Access to the Cycle to Work Scheme and Techscheme
• Free use of the on-site gym 
• Access to professional development and the opportunity to undertake professional qualifications through apprenticeships
• Flu Vouchers
• Staff savings scheme

More detailed information on further staff benefits can be found within our staff perks document attached.

Completed application forms should be submitted to the Human Resources Department by 11.59pm on Monday 10th June (we reserve the right to close the advert in advance of this date).

We will confirm receipt of all applications by email within one working day of receipt. Please call the HR team if you have not received a confirmation email by the closing date. We do ask that you accept, in the interests of economy, that if you have not heard from us by the end of June that you have not been selected for interview on this occasion.

Further Information

Further details are available at http://www.cardinalnewman.ac.uk/ or by telephone to the college on 01772 460181 or 07730 521 540. All offers of appointment are subject to Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance as well as a range of other safer recruitment checks.