We Are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
Making A Difference as a Senior Cleaner in the School Traded Services.
We have a vacancy for a Senior Cleaner based at Hope Academy.
The hours of work are 20 per week. The times of work are Monday to Friday from 7.00am - 8.30am and 3.30pm -6.00pm (variable to meet the needs of the service).
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout theschool, creating a positive environment for pupils to learn in, and for teachers to teach in. Duties will consist ofsupervision of a small team, ordering of stock and management of time sheets. Cleaning duties comprise ofbrushing, mopping, hoovering, dusting, polishing and buffing. A skilled and knowledgeable management teamwill provide support to the successful candidate.
Areas that require cleaning include classrooms, offices, corridors, halls and toilets with periodic work undertaken during school holidays.
St Helens Council is proud of the cleaning service that it provides, and you too can be part of this positive, effective, hardworking team ensuring consistently high standards of cleaning are met, with the possibility of further training in the future to assist career development.
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure.
Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.
You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by contacting the Cleaning, Caretaking, SCP & Catering Office on 01744 671757 or 01744 671755.
Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality.
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
