Estate Cleaner

The estate cleaning team are looking to appoint a cleaner at the castle ground toilets to assist us in maintaining the high standards already achieved on our estates, sheltered housing schemes and corporate buildings.

The main duties of the role include general cleaning of the toilet block in the castle grounds. You may also be required to help at other sites during peak times to cover absence or annual leave.

Reporting to the caretaking supervisor, you will be working as part of the assets cleaning team, carrying out a range of activities to ensure that the toilets are cleaned to a high standard, and a clean, attractive, and safe environment is always maintained.

Some of the cleaning is sometimes carried out in difficult conditions such as poor weather., In the event of exceptionally high levels of response, we reserve the right to close the post before the date stated to prevent the number of applications received being unmanageable. Therefore, you are advised to submit your completed application as soon as possible to have the best chance of being considered. Following the closing date, the Recruiting Manager will shortlist, and you will be notified.

Tamworth Borough Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We operate two guaranteed interview schemes which support individuals who meet all the essential criteria to be guaranteed an interview for a vacancy. The Disability Committed Employer scheme supports applicants with a disability and the Veterans Guaranteed interview scheme supports those defined as veterans, military spouses/partners and cadet instructors.

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks are required for relevant posts.

We are committed to ensuring that people are not disadvantaged in accessing our services. We will make reasonable adjustments for those people that need further assistance, depending on the individual's needs, further guidance can be found in our Reasonable Adjustments guidance Equality and diversity | Tamworth Borough Council.

You will be required to comply with the council's health and safety procedures. An understanding of COSHH regulations, basic cleaning procedures and safe systems of work would be an advantage but is not essential, as full training will be given.

The successful candidate must have confidence to work on their own initiative and be capable, as part of the team, to deliver the standards required and met throughout the borough., Public facing roles are covered by the Fluency Duty as outlined in section 78 of the Immigration Act 2016, to serve the public it is vital that those working in public facing roles can communicate in English with members of the public receiving local authority services.

Located in the heart of Staffordshire, Tamworth is a vibrant and well-connected borough with a rich heritage and a growing population of over 77,000. With strong transport links, an evolving town centre, green spaces, leisure and cultural attractions, it is a great place to live and work. Exciting times lie ahead as the Council delivers major transformation, including multi-million-pound investment such as the Future High Street Fund, helping to restore the town centre as a thriving community hub. Working for Tamworth Borough Council means making a real difference for local people, as part of a skilled and ambitious workforce supported to do its best in a positive and empowering environment.

We have an extensive benefits package including flexible working, a non-contributory health scheme, Local Government pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, discounted gym membership, and payment of professional fees (where applicable), for further details please refer to the application information document on our website.

Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references, right to work in the UK check, medical clearance and DBS check.