Cleaning Assistant
Permanent £7,013 / yearJob Overview
The Boards of Directors of Coleg Sir Gâr and Coleg Ceredigion are committed to appointing and developing high-quality staff who demonstrate excellence in their work. In support of the College’s strategic plan, values, and behaviours, staff are expected to show professionalism, reliability, creativity, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
The role of Cleaner is vital in ensuring that the College provides a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for learners, staff, and visitors, to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the College estate, ensuring that all assigned areas are cleaned efficiently, safely, and in accordance with College policies, Health & Safety legislation, and COSHH requirements.
The role of Cleaner is vital in ensuring that the College provides a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for learners, staff, and visitors, to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the College estate, ensuring that all assigned areas are cleaned efficiently, safely, and in accordance with College policies, Health & Safety legislation, and COSHH requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- To ensure that the college is cleaned to a high standard within your assigned area and throughout.
- All bins to be emptied and re-lined, rubbish to be left outside buildings at the end of the shift.
- Carpeted areas to be fully vacuumed as and when required.
- Hard floor areas to be dry mopped or brushed. Certain hard floors to be mopped or buffed daily.
- Work surfaces, desks, tables and other equipment to be cleaned and dusted as required.
- To maintain and use all materials and equipment in the most efficient and cost effective manner.
- To provide additional cleaning as necessary after major/additional events to ensure that the building is prepared to the required standard for operational purposes.
- To operate in accordance with all Health & Safety legislation and COSHH requirements.
- Rooms to be secured on leaving with lights turned off when you leave.
- Report any damage or maintenance requirements to your supervisor
- To undertake the opening and/or the locking up of campus in the event of the cleaning supervisor/caretaker being unavailable (due to holiday or sick leave)
- Contributing as appropriate to the effective implementation of all college policies and procedures.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Principal, Director of Estates and Health & Safety, Estates Officer and Cleaning Supervisor.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria:
- Relevant experience
- Able to work effectively on one’s own and as part of a team
- Able to follow instructions and complete tasks relating to the post in an effective manner
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Excellent punctuality and ability to work flexibly
- Well motivated and committed to the post
- Able to show initiative within the work environment
Welsh Language Requirements:
- Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) - Level 0/1 Desirable
- Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) - Level 0/1 Desirable
(See detailed language descriptions attached)
Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Persons are welcome to apply for posts in Welsh and applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.