Cleaner
Role: Cleaner
Salary: week £8.91/hour, (actual £10193.04 per annum, £17374.50 pro rata)
Contract Type: permanent contract
Hours: 22 hrs
Woodlands Outdoor Education Centre, is part of Oxfordshire Outdoors, managed by Groundwork South Trust Limited. We provide high quality residential and outdoor education courses for schools. This is mainly term time working with some occasional non term time and weekend work. The centre is highly regarded by all of our visitors many of whom come back year after year. You would be joining a friendly team of staff who enjoy the positive impact we have on the young people that visit us.
We require a cleaner to join our team to work Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs and Friday, to carry out cleaning duties to an agreed standard.
Our Organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
For further information or to request an application pack please contact Service Lead and Centre Manager, Chris Pierce on 01497 847272 or email chris.pierce@oxfordshireoutdoors.co.uk.
Main Duties include:
- To undertake cleaning to all areas of the premises, working to an agreed schedule and to a high standard
- Maintaining a safe, clean and orderly working environment at all times
- To ensure all cleaning equipment is fit for purpose; used correctly; cleaned and properly stored after use
- To ensure all cleaning materials and agents are used correctly, in line with manufacturer recommendations, and are correctly and safely stored after use
- To ensure all waste is correctly disposed of and bins are cleaned after use
- Where appropriate to undertake laundry duties as required, using the Centre facilities
- Where appropriate ensure appropriate signage is used when undertaking cleaning tasks
- To ensure all cleaned areas are safe for participants and staff to enter
Responsibilities
- Undertake record keeping as directed
- Maintain an orderly and secure storage of cleaning equipment and materials, refilling and replacing consumables as required
- Reporting faulty equipment & other maintenance issues to the Centre Maintenance Officer
- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security and confidentiality, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Promote and ensure the health and safety of all visitors and centre staff at all times
- Participate in staff appraisals and any training identified as deemed necessary to the post
- Attend and participate in Service and Centre staff meetings, which may, on occasion, be away from the Centre
- To liaise and work with colleagues across the Centre and Service
- To comply and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding; health and safety; confidentiality and data protection
- To undertake such duties and responsibilities as determined by the Centre Manager and /or Service Lead
Our Organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
To further information or to request an application pack please contact Chris Pierce on 01497 847272 or email chris.pierce@oxfordshireoutdoors.co.uk
Please send to Laura Dyke on ldyke @groundwork.org.uk or post to Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JY.
Closing Date: 17th May 2021
Application Pack
Cleaner GWS JD May 2021 Woodlands 22hr Updated
Groundwork South is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable groups. Inline with our Safer Recruitment & Selection Policy and Procedure, successful applicants are subject to references and an enhanced with barred lists disclosure check.
CVs will not be accepted. No agencies please. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that we reserve the right to close applications early in the event of a large response.
We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. To demonstrate our commitment we have been awarded the Disability Confident Scheme Symbol, which is awarded by the Employment Service. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the essential criteria for the post. If you consider yourself to have a disability and would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the Guaranteed Interview Scheme form (at the top of our current vacancies page) and submit this with your application. We shall ensure fairness and equal opportunities throughout our workforce and in service delivery.
Groundwork South is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, religion or age. A copy of our Equality and Diversity policy may also be made available to candidates on request.