Cleaning Operative 16 hours per week (Term Time)

Middlesbrough College Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 9,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Tees Valley is seeking a Cleaning Operative for term time work. You will be responsible for ensuring cleanliness and hygiene across multiple buildings. Ideal candidates should have experience in cleaning and client-facing environments, along with knowledge of risk assessments. The role requires shifts during the early morning hours and includes benefits like subsidised health schemes and gym membership.

Benefits

Subsidised health scheme

Free gym membership

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain hygiene and safety standards in cleaning.
• Experience with stock control of cleaning materials.
• Ability to report and resolve issues on site.

Responsibilities

• Clean areas and surfaces to specifications in a timely manner.
• Service toilet areas and replenish supplies.
• Clear rubbish and ensure security of areas post-cleaning.
• Control usage of cleaning materials and maintain cleanliness in storage.

Skills

Knowledge of Risk Assessments

Knowledge of COSSH

Experience of working in a client-facing environment

Experience providing cleaning services in public areas

Job description

Job Title: Cleaning Operative (Term Time)

Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Estates

Reporting to: Safety & Building Services Manager

Salary: £8,531 - £8,921 per annum (actual salary)

Contractual hours: 16 hours per week, 38 weeks per annum

Basis: Term Time, Permanent

Pension: NEST

Join Our Team

Join our dedicated Facilities team at Middlesbrough College, where we take pride in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors. We are seeking a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Operative to deliver high‑quality cleaning services across multiple buildings on our campus, ensuring all areas meet agreed hygiene and safety standards. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, works well independently as well as part of a team, and is committed to supporting a positive learning environment.

This role works on a shift basis, Mondays – Thursdays, 06:00-09:00 and Fridays 06:00-10:00.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a cleaning operative you will:

• Clean areas and surfaces to specifications in a timely manner.
• Service toilet areas including replenishing supplies.
• Clear and remove rubbish and other items from areas as detailed by the site specification and ensure the security of all areas at completion of duties.
• Maintain stocks of cleaning materials, order from suppliers where required and to control the usage of materials ensuring the cleaning cupboard is kept tidy at all times.
• Report any problems on site to the supervisor so they may be rectified immediately.

What We’re Looking For:

• Knowledge of Risk Assessments
• Knowledge of COSSH
• Experience of working within a client facing environment.
• Experience of providing cleaning services within public areas.

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Health & Wellbeing – Subsidised health scheme, free gym membership.
• Family-Friendly Policies.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Confidential support for you and your family, including counselling, legal and financial advice, and wellbeing resources

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit ourWork For Uspage.

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Ken Lowes, Safety & Buildings Manager via [e-mail].

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students, including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

This role involves regulated activity and direct contact with children and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

We follow Safer Recruitment practices in line with the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions, and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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