Cleaning Operative
Starting salary: £24,771 (Pro-rata per annum)
Job Level: Level 1, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London
Hours per week: 15 hours, (20.00 pm – 23.00 pm) Part-time
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Tuesday, 21^st March 2023 at 23.59 PM
Interviews to be held: TBC
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
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About us
In Camden we are committed to working together to make our borough the best place to live, work, study, and visit. Partnership with our communities is central to the way we work, so that everyone can access opportunities, and nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
The role
This hands-on role will report to the Cleaning Team Leader and or Cleaning Supervisor to deliver a professional, pro-active, and cost-effective cleaning service within the Borough of Camden. To have an area/building of which you will be responsible for cleaning on behalf of FM Service. To support the Cleaning Service, and where necessary providing cleaning cover to ensure that these environments remain of high standard and assist with periodic cleaning. This newly formed in-house cleaning service contributes to the cost-effective management of the corporate buildings enabling the Property Services Division to provide year on year saving targets.
About you
With the changing scope of how we work due to COVID the post holder will need to adapt to future patterns of working. You will need to support teams with suitable equipment, support and equipment as appropriate.
We are looking for someone that has good time management skills and has the ability to work independently or equally as part of a team. Having a flexible attitude to a changing environment to achieve business goals and being familiar in the appropriate use of cleaning materials and handling equipment would lay an essential part of this.
The post holder will need to have the ability to work to Risk Assessment & Method Statement and COSHH safety guidelines relating to the task and should always use the correct chemical for the desired task and operate any equipment safely and according to Camden’s safety guidelines.
Being proactive, reporting damage, defects, accidents, near misses to line manager/supervisors and taking ownership of your allocated area, ensuring cleaning standards are maintained to a required level is essential.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting communities, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.
If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/9994079/file/document?inline
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.
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Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.