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If you would like to join Lewisham's cleaning service then look no further!

Are you an experienced relief cleaning operative who is able to work unsupervised?
Can you work flexibly?
Do you have good attention to detail?

Do you take pride in your work?
Are you able to move around the borough at short notice?

What’s the role?

You will be a Relief Cleaning Operative within the Lewisham Cleaning Service. You will work with a team of three cleaning operatives covering corporate buildings, parks, children centres and other council related buildings. You will need a drivers licence and must be able to physically carry out tasks listed within the job description.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

Generous holiday allowance
Local Government Pension scheme
Flexible working and family friendly policies
Season ticket and bicycle loans
A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a relief cleaning operative who will join a team of two. You will be flexible and able to travel across the Lewisham Borough. You will work closely with three cleaning supervisors, janitors and cleaning operatives. The cleaning service operates from 06:00 to 20:00. You will work as part of a rota covering 06:00 - 14:00, 09:00 - 17:00, 12:00 - 20:00

You must be:

A hard worker
A good communicator with good organisation skills
a flexible worker who is able to work as part of a rota
Able to drive around the borough, sometimes at short notice
Able to have an eye for detail
able to work cohesively as part of a team or independently
an excellent timekeeper

Location

Laurence House, SE6 4RY is your primary base but you will be flexible and are required to attend buildings across he Lewisham borough.

Special conditions

The job is subject to having rights to work documentation (i.e.Passport)
To be able to work flexibly and with very short notice
Able to carry out all tasks highlighted in the job description
This role is subject to a DBS checks

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Carl.Burguesson@lewisham.gov.uk

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£31,086 - £31,530 per annum (Scale 3)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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