Voids Operative

As a values-driven social enterprise, our people are important to us. We’re proud to be a Bolton-based business and we’re working hard to help more people into work locally. Our mission and values are about creating opportunities for people and to achieve that, we welcome applications from anyone of any background who wants to help us continue to make Positive Change in our communities.
We recognise that successful teams are diverse ones, and that we all bring something different to the workplace. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view, and we give our team a say in how our business is run – ensuring everyone feels valued. Effective businesses are diverse and ones that reflect the community.
Our people are at the core of who we are. Our mission and values are about creating opportunities for people; finding the best person for the role is important, so please talk to us about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role you apply for.
Role Responsibilities & Purpose
To undertake clearing, garden maintenance and ‘sparkle cleaning’ of void properties to an identified high standard, fit for letting to the next tenants within set timescales to meet customer expectations and needs.
Key Duties & Tasks
The role is working as part of a 2-person team clearing and cleaning void properties and gardens in all types of weather. Due to the nature of the work, Voids operatives need to be willing to deal with heavy-duty waste and bodily fluids whilst working in some difficult conditions.
Removal and appropriate disposal of waste and household goods from void properties:
· Undertake needle sweeps and safe removal and disposal of sharps.
· Undertake garden clearance and removal.
· Strim garden areas using petrol-driven strimmers.
· Undertake hedge cutting to garden areas using petrol-driven hedge cutters.
· Undertake deep clean to environmentally dirty properties.
· Ability to lift cleaning equipment, garden equipment, furniture, and waste.
· Ability to operate tail lift, tipper bed, cleaning, and garden equipment.
· Ensure that void properties are cleaned to a high standard for the next tenant.
· Respectfully entering locations to carry out cleaning.
· Undertake deep cleaning to cleared environmentally dirty properties to a high
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Tasks include but are not limited to cleaning toilets, bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen and living areas including all surfaces, windowsills, banister rails and skirting boards, radiators, doors and walls, cleaning of carpets and flooring. Ensuring that any other cleaning requirements are identified and addressed as needed.
· Ability to lift and operate cleaning equipment such as floor cleaners, vacuums,
and mops.
· Able to move furniture.
· Understanding of risk assessments and safety requirements for the work
required.
· Understand and adhere to COSHH requirements.
· Ability to complete any paperwork necessary to maintain adequate
documentation.
· Ability to work as part of a team.
· To be fully responsible for keys entrusted.
· Ability to always understand and adhere to company policy and procedures.
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Additional Role Information
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive in every respect, but rather to clearly define the fundamental purpose, responsibilities, and dimensions of the role.
In addition to the contents of this job description, employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by line management.
This role is part of the Property Service Team and will be expected to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business with a customer-centred approach.
Person Specification
Skills & Abilities - Essential
Ability to work in physically challenging and dirty environments.
Ability to undertake heavy cleaning.
Use of steam cleaners and carpet cleaners.
Use of petrol-driven power tools such as strimmers and hedge cutters.
Ability to work under pressure and to a given timescales/use of initiative, good time management and organisation.
Ability to be flexible, hardworking, and prepared to learn (i.e., COSHH, risk assessments). Training will be given to ensure all duties are undertaken in a safe and competent manner.
Ability to follow instructions and processes.
Ability to use handheld devices for documentation and communication purposes.
Ability to work as part of a team.
General & Specialist Knowledge - Desirable
Understanding of environmental waste removal.
Understanding of requirements and importance of risk assessments.
Understanding the importance of COSHH register and its application in work practices.
Education & Training - Desirable
Health& safety training – manual handling etc.
Health & safety qualification – IOSH.
First aid training.
Sharps removal.
Relevant Experience - Desirable
Experience in household and industrial cleaning.
Experience in waste handling including contaminated waste.
Special Requirements - Essential
Full driving licence.
If you would like any support completing the application form, understanding the process, or getting ready for the interview, you can contact our very own Employability and Partnerships Officer, Andy Strutt on 07706735103 or email andy.strutt @startswithyou.org.uk for confidential advice.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

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