Cleaner x2

Description:

We are looking for two new cleaners, who will be responsible for the cleaning of the offices and visitor centre at RSPB Bempton Cliffs. We are a popular tourist destination and we’re keen to keep the facilities cleaned to a high standard and ensure all visitors enjoy their visit.

Part-Time Cleaner x2
Reference: NOV(phone number removed)
Location: Bempton Cliffs
Salary: £11.44 per hour
Hours: Part time
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave

RSPB Bempton Cliffs is situated on the east coast of Yorkshire between Bridlington and Scarborough, and is the UK’s largest mainland seabird colony, a wonderful nature reserve in a spectacular clifftop setting. Puffins, gannets and thousands of seabirds provide a stunning spectacle in summer, and in autumn and winter nowhere is better for a bracing walk and views of the Yorkshire coast. The Visitor Centre has a successful café and retail offer, and there are family events and educational activities. We are a popular tourist destination and attract over 115,000 visitors per year and your role as cleaner is vital to help keep our visitor centre in high condition.

What’s the role about?

You’ll follow directions from the Visitor Operations Manager who sets your work programme, and you’ll feedback any issues on site or low stock levels.

Main duties will include:

* Hoovering and mopping floors

* Cleaning the visitor toilets; refilling toilet rolls, soap and hand towel dispensers

* Check stock levels of cleaning materials

* Dusting and wiping desks

* Cleaning high touch points such as doors, handles, switches and mirrors

What we need from you?

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

* Knowledge of the use of cleaning products to ensure products are used in a safe and appropriate manner

* An understanding of colour coding cleaning tools and avoiding cross contamination

* Understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace and manual handling

* Good time management skills

* Good attention to detail

* Ability to see from a customer’s point of view

* Ability to transport cleaning products around the offices and visitor centre

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:

* Experience of cleaning offices or a commercial environment

* Some experience of cleaning busy public environments

* Being able to work as a team, and cover holidays and illness where possible

There are two part-time, permanent roles available; working a 2 hour shift (preferable out-of-hours) which will include weekends. The shift pattern will depend on the candidate’s availability, but there will be 585 hours per year split between two people. We would envisage that the work pattern will be a 2 week rolling rota where between Mar-Sept (7 months) each candidate will be working an average 7 hours per week. For the remaining 5 months (Oct-Feb) this will be halved at an average of 3.5 hours.

Closing date: 23:59, Thursday, 21st March 2024
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on Wednesday 27th March.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

As part of this application you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete a short form.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

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