Cleaning Operative

Brighton College is seeking to appoint Cleaning Operatives

Reporting to: Deputy Head of Facility Services (Cleaning)

Main purpose of the role: To ensure that all assigned areas are cleaned to the standards required in order to provide a clean and safe environment for pupils, staff and visitors.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting with keeping designated areas clean, including hallways, floors, toilets, showers, classrooms etc.
• Using the cleaning equipment and materials necessary to carry out duties in a safe way. This may include diluting and using cleaning chemicals as instructed with due regard to the COSHH regulations.
• Operating cleaning machinery in accordance with instructions and within Health & Safety guidelines and to keep such machinery in a clean and safe condition, reporting faults to the Head of Cleaning.
• Carrying out emergency cleaning as required – this may be as a result of accidents, sickness etc.
• Reporting defects such as faulty plugs, fuses etc. to your supervisor.
• Taking appropriate Health & Safety precautions, where necessary, whilst carrying out required duties, thereby ensuring the personal safety of all staff, pupils and visitors.
• Responding to any other reasonable management request.

Person Specification:

• Physical fitness, encompassing the ability to bend, stretch, lean, reach, carry heavy and awkward items.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy.
• Good time management skills.
• The ability to work both alone and in a team.
• A polite, friendly and helpful attitude.
• The ability to speak confidently and courteously to parents, pupils and staff at all levels of seniority.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures.
• The ability to read and understand written instructions.
• Some of your work could be physically demanding and involve lifting. You may also need to work at heights using ladders.
• In-house cleaning training will be provided to NVQ level 2 standards.

Hours of Work:

We are looking to appoint for the following shifts:
06:00 - 10:00
06:00 - 14:00 (includes a one-hour unpaid lunchbreak)
18:00 - 22:00
16:00 - 20:00

Please state which shift would be suitable for yourself in your application. These roles will work all year round. You will also be required to work additional hours to support Open Mornings which you will be paid for.

Remuneration:

The rate of pay for this role will be £12.10 per hour.

Holidays:

23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service (of which 3 days need to be taken between Christmas and New Year when the College is closed)

Benefits:

• Complimentary lunch is provided.
• Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
• Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
• Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
• Brighton College provides a contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
• Perkbox: Employee* benefit and rewards platform which provides access to a wide range of discounts, employee benefits and wellbeing resources.

Wellbeing:

• Significantly subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes and use of the gym and swimming pool.
• Healthy heart checks.
• Meditation sessions.
• Generous sickness policy.
• Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.

FACILITIES RECRUITMENT EVENT AT BRIGHTON COLLEGE
If you are interested in becoming a Cleaner or Porter for Brighton College join us for an informal chat over a coffee and pastry to find out more on:

FRIDAY 15th MARCH 2024 from 13:00 - 16:00

There is no need to book. We look forward to seeing you.
There will be a presentation at the following times: 13:30, 14:15, 15:00.
Address: Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 0AL (There is no parking available onsite. Easily accessible by local buses).
For enquiries about the application process or the drop-in event please email: recruitment-support@brightoncollege.net

Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities:

Brighton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure, the receipt of satisfactory references, the College’s pre-employment medical questionnaire, relevant original ID documentation and examination certificates. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The College is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal opportunities policy is available on the ‘Careers’ page of our website.