About the role
This is a full-time permanent role working in the housing maintenance team. As a Cleaner you will work as part of the Voids repairs team, to carry out empty house cleaning prior to the new tenant moving in and occasionally prior to the repairs being carried out. There may also be a need to remove previous tenant's belongings and some trade waste following completion of the repairs. Garden tidying may also be required. This will include hedge trimming and grass cutting among other tasks as directed by the surveyor.
What will you be doing?
- Cleaning empty properties ready to be let
- Cleaning properties prior to repairs being undertaken
- Removing belongings left behind when the property becomes empty. Including garden waste, carpets and laminate flooring.
- Removing trade waste once the repairs have been completed
- Completing the cleaning in a timely manner
- Using mobile IT to update the computer records - training will be provided.
About you
We are looking for someone who:-
- has a proven work experience as a cleaner
- is physically fit to carry out cleaning duties including bending, pushing, lifting and handling equipment.
- has a knowledge of basic cleaning equipment and materials
- possess good communication skills including understanding/accepting instructions
- has a full driving licence
Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
Disability Confident Employer
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council
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The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
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