Cleaning Supervisor | York | 15 hours per week

We are currently advertising two supervisor positions: one at 15 hours per week and one at 30 hours per week. Please note that we will only be appointing one candidate overall, so we encourage you to apply for the shift pattern that best suits your availability and preference.

Location: Hob Moor Community Primary School, York, YO24 4PS

Hours: 15 hours per week

Shifts: Monday - Friday 3:30pm-6:30pm, with flexibility to meet the needs of the business

Rate of pay: £13.21 per hour

Role Overview

Reporting to the Cleaning Manager, the Cleaning Supervisor will be responsible for the cleaning team on site, ensuring all areas are cleaned to the highest standards. The Cleaning Supervisor will be responsible for management of the team alongside the Cleaning Manager with induction, holiday requests, cover for sickness absence, and will also be responsible for the management and ordering of cleaning materials and the monitoring and inspection of cleaner workmanship. The cleaning supervisor will have responsibility to ensure the building is locked down and secure on a daily basis.

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Key Responsibilities

• Supervising the on-site cleaning team, ensuring all sections are cleaned to world-class standards
• To ensure that all staff under their control are adequately trained in their particular function and are fully aware of all Health & Safety requirements and wear protective clothing as necessary.
• General cleaning duties within the school, including the flexibility to work overtime as and when required
• Stock control and monitoring of all cleaning products, including ordering of materials
• Conduct cleaning audits with Cleaning Manager on a regular occasion, and ad-hoc cleaning audits to monitor cleaner workmanship, including daily checks.
• Manage cleaners sign in/sign out times and complete timesheets for Cleaning Manager
• Support to the Cleaning Manager during new starter inductions
• Support Cleaning Manager in coordination of holiday requests and records
• Ensure maintenance defects noted by or reported are relayed to the Facilities Management Team.
• Ensure the building is left locked and secure, any issues must be reported to the on call engineer.
• Support Cleaning manager in arranging cover for absence within the cleaning team.
• Complete relevant training for the supervisor role when requested.

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

Essential:

• Previous working experience within a cleaner role
• Previous experience managing or leading a team of people
• A passion for delivering a world-class service
• Can demonstrate a ‘hands on’ approach and can use own initiative
• A positive, approachable and professional attitude and demeanour
• Excellent organisational and communication skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
• Have the ability of work both as a team member, and on alone in a busy working environment
• Possess a positive approach to learning, development and progression
• Have a flexible attitude towards hours worked and the interest in supporting the wider team during holiday and sickness periods

Desirable:

• Full Driving Licence, valid in the UK
• Be First Aid at Work trained

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes

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