Mobile Services Operative Cleaner

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: SC3 (£28,125 – £28,929)
Work location: Alexandra House, 10 Station Road, N22 7TY (Site based only)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 1st December 2024 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

To be a member of an estate-mobile caretaking and deep cleaning team under the direction of the Estate Services Management Team, to carry out detailed deep cleaning of housing blocks/estates, keeping the estate in a clean, tidy, and hygienic condition, immediately reporting, and making safe any hazards. To have a good awareness of all relevant Council policies and the needs and general well-being of residents on the estate (especially the needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups) and to take reasonable steps to promote the enjoyment of amenities by tenants, Leaseholders, and their families.

About the team

The team consists of Estate Services Team Leaders (reporting to the Neighbourhood Manager) and a team of 9 Estate Services Mobile Operative/drivers (reporting to the Estate Services Team Leader) working in an allocated area to deliver high quality deep cleaning estate services to residents/leaseholders/stakeholders. *There is a Concierge Service in which the Concierge Officers are also part of the team (*where there is a concierge scheme located on the estate) and are managed by a Concierge Manager

About you

The ideal candidate for this job should have prior experience in using cleaning materials and equipment and identifying repairs. They should have the ability to write simple memos, letters, and simple reports. Effective communication skills are a must-have at all levels, and the candidate should have the ability to deal helpfully and tactfully with all tenants and residents. The candidate should be able to work independently and as a team member, with a basic knowledge of maintenance and cleaning equipment. Basic handy person skills such as manual handling and electrical awareness are desirable, as is an awareness of the needs of vulnerable groups in the local community. Demonstrating commitment to equalities in employment and service provision is essential, along with an understanding of Council policy on equalities and safeguarding.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.