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Location

Coventry | United Kingdom

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Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

Building Cleaning Team are responsible for ensuring that all Council properties are clean and fit for occupation and securing a high level of occupant satisfaction.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values we strive to have a workforce that reflects our local communities and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds, applicants who have a disability and applicants who are from the LGBTQ+ community to apply for our senior leadership roles.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

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What is the job role?

We have multiple part time opportunities for Cleaners within our Cleaning team.

We are a key service department within the Council providing a routine cleaning service to corporate and public buildings, including the Council’s head office at Friargate and libraries. We expect our team to achieve high standards of cleaning and to have a can-do approach, in return for which we offer a competitive rate of pay and pension scheme, good training, development and support.

In your job role you will:

• Clean a designated area to a high standard
• Undertake mopping, vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, polishing and buffing
• Cleaning of toilets and emptying bins
• Clean with due care to health and safety

Who are we looking for?

If you are currently a cleaner and looking for a new challenge or want to work for a large, vibrant, exciting organisation – with lots of opportunity for ongoing training and priority for new vacancies when they arise – we want to hear from you!

You’ll need:

• Knowledge of cleaning practises, along with Health and Safety principles.
• Be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team.
• Be able to work to strict timescales.
• Be able to understand verbal and written instructions.
• Be physically fit.
• Reliable, flexible, trustworthy and hardworking.

Number of hours per week: 12.5 hours per week

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date(s): Thursday 21st March

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .

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Salary

£11.59 per hour