Cleaner

About the role

About Us

The University of Derby Estates Department is dedicated to cultivating a vibrant, innovative, and sustainable campus environment, that supports our passion for delivering world class education and ground-breaking research.

Our Campus Services teams strive to maintain and enhance the exceptional facilities and services that empower our students and staff to thrive in a safe, welcoming, and inspiring setting for our community.

The Impact you will have

You will play an integral part of the University cleaning team, ensuring that the premises are cleaned and maintained to an exceptional standard;

contributing to the overall positive student experience.

What we need you to bring to the team

• Experience cleaning commercial and professional properties
• The ability to work as part of a team
• Effective communication skills
• Attention to detail

What you can expect from us

As a cleaner at Buxton and Leek College, you will be part of a friendly and supportive team with the opportunity to develop both interpersonal skills and professional skills from your colleagues.

There are career development opportunities within the team which could see you become Cleaner in Charge during your career with the University of Derby.

This role is to cover Buxton and Leek College; both Buxton campus and Leek Campus. The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday, beginning at 6am - 9am;

or 3pm / 4pm - 6pm / 7pm; with occasional weekend work.

Principal accountabilities

• Empty waste bins or similar receptacles and remove rubbish to appropriate refuse area
• Sweep floors with brushes or mop sweepers
• Mop with wet or damp mops
• Vacuum carpeted areas and spot clean carpets
• Strip, seal, and polish floors
• Use electrically powered scrubbing and polishing machines, wet pick-up machines and carpet cleaning machines after adequate training
• Dust wipe, wash, or polish as necessary furniture, ledges, black- boards and white boards, windowsills, external surfaces of cupboards, shelves and fitments
• Replenish consumable items ( soap, toilet paper, paper towels )
• Clean toilets, urinals, hand basins, sinks, showers, and baths
• Undertake wall washing, partition glass and inside windowpane cleaning when required
• Use such chemical agents as directed by the Cleaning Manager / Cleaning Supervisor, after adequate training has been given
• Clean work surfaces and exterior of kitchen equipment in Kitchens
• Carry out other duties as may from time to time be required as appropriate to the post
• To comply with the requirements of Health and Safety, other relevant legislation, and University documentation

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Experience

• Experience of working without direct supervision
• Experience of cleaning within commercial and professional properties

Skills, knowledge & abilities

• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions
• Ability to perform consistently to a high standard with an attention to detail
• Effective communication skills
• Ability to perform consistently to a high standard with attention to detail
• Co-operative, innovative and a pro-active team player; ready to make an impact within the Estates team

Business requirements

• Completed DBS check with child barred list.
• Flexible and able to work unsocial hours and holiday periods if required.

Desirable Criteria

Qualifications

NVQ Level 1 in Cleaning (or equivalent qualification) or recent and substantial comparable work experience

Experience

• Previous cleaning experience in cleaning industry
• Experience of working with heavy duty industrial cleaning equipment.

Benefits

As well as competitive pay scales, we offer generous holiday entitlement. We also offer opportunities for further salary progression based on performance, and the opportunity to join a contributory pension scheme.