Cleaner - Spring Valley Day Centre
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
Are you someone who takes pride in creating clean, safe and welcoming environments? If you have a great eye for detail, high standards of hygiene and enjoy working independently, we’d love to hear from you.
We’re looking for a part-time Cleaner to join our friendly team at Spring Valley Day Centre, helping to ensure our spaces remain clean, comfortable and safe for everyone who uses them.
- Salary: £25,151 - £26,313 per annum pro rata
- Hours: 9.25 hours per week
- Working pattern to be discussed at interview
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
About the role
As a Cleaner, you’ll play an important part in maintaining a high‑quality environment that meets COSHH standards. Working largely independently, you will ensure cleaning tasks are completed thoroughly, safely and on time.
Key responsibilities include:
- Carrying out daily cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, mopping, dusting, polishing and emptying bins
- Cleaning all rooms including toilets, bathrooms, kitchens and frequently touched areas to infection control standards
- Using cleaning equipment and hazardous products safely and storing them correctly
- Maintaining cleaning equipment in good working order
- Following instructions, schedules and safety procedures accurately
- Interacting with clients, colleagues and visitors in a calm, helpful and professional manner
- Sharing ideas or concerns to help improve the service
Fixed
As a ‘fixed’ worker, you’ll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed. Typically, you’ll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there.
About you
You’ll be reliable, organised and take pride in your work. You’re happy working independently, manage your time well and always strive to maintain high standards.
You’ll ideally have:
- Previous experience in a cleaning role
- Knowledge of COSHH regulations, cleaning standards and infection control
- Good attention to detail and a thorough approach to tasks
- The ability to follow written and verbal instructions clearly
- A flexible and proactive attitude
- Good communication skills
For further details, please refer to the full job summary attached.
Other information
For more information about these exciting roles, please contact Jo Ludlow at [email protected]
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While we welcome innovation, we expect all submissions to reflect your own experience, skills, and achievements accurately. Please ensure your application is truthful and demonstrates your personal capabilities, as this will be assessed during the selection process.
Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk.
Our values and culture
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining us, you can expect:
- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
We know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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