Job profile

Directorate: Chief Executives
Hours:  Casual as and when required
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Various Sites across Derby City

We are looking for domestic cleaners to work in the Facilities Management service area to cover a variety of sites across the city due to absences. We clean a variety of sites working from 6.30am until 10.30pm Monday to Sunday therefore we should have hours to suit most people who are willing to be flexible.
As a domestic cleaner you will be responsible for supporting our service delivery, ensuring that buildings are cleaned and maintained to the required standards. This will be achieved by ensuring that all areas within the site are safely, effectively and efficiently dealt with in accordance with work schedules and the training provided.
The post holder will be expected to observe safe working practices in carrying out their cleaning duties
This is an extremely important role as it is at the very front end of our service delivery. As such it is necessary that you are able to work individually or as part of a team, maintaining levels of cleanliness to the required standards.
We want our employees to support the Council’s vision to make Derby a safe, strong and ambitious city – and a better place to live, work and visit - the successful candidate will need to be confident and competent and work to a quality standard.
Benefits of working for Derby City Council include training opportunities, paid annual leave and the chance of career progression.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk

https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

Please see Job Description here

Please see Person Specification here