Supported Housing Cleaning Assistant

Your next role

Swindon Borough Council provides Supported Housing to 117 households across six different schemes across the borough. We are looking for a new member of our team to ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible standard of cleanliness and hygiene in our empty properties, communal areas, and gardens.

You will have experience in a cleaning role preferably in a commercial environment. You will be familiar with Health and Safety legislation and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations. This post will involve periods of physical exertion/movement, and will be required to carry heavy equipment at times. Applicants need to be able to use stairs, small step ladders and general cleaning garden equipment.

You will be based at one of our Supported Housing schemes between 8.00 – 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:00 – 15:30 Friday.

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about the role, please contact Wendy Usher, Supported Housing Manager at wusher@swindon.gov.uk

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk