What you can expect from us
We offer a competitive salary of £9,932.43 [full time equivalent to £24,500].
32 days annual leave plus bank holidays a total of 40 days paid holiday per annum which is equivalent to 8 weeks.
Salary Finance - access both short and long terms loans, plus provides access to a savings facility.
Opportunity to further increase annual leave with service or though the holiday purchase scheme.
Immediate entry to our Pension scheme (matched contributions up to 10%).
A great flexible working environment, with a range of family friendly policies.
Simply Health cash plan with financial benefits and the option to extend to your family.
Cover includes dental, optical, physiotherapy, 24HR private GP access and much more.
Paid leave for absence including sickness, maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Access of up to £150 annually through the ‘Learning for life’ scheme.
Access to a wide range of discounts and cash back offers, ranging from retail and automotive to holidays and cycle to work scheme.
Develop your career with support and access to training and qualifications.
Onward Home has a number of colleagues forums to drive positive change and culture including our Equity Forum, & Colleague Forum.
About the role
We are looking for a Static Cleaning Operative (Environmental Services Cleaner) to join our Cleaning and Waste Team on a permanent basis.
This role is a static position where you will start covering sites across Accrington and this is part time at 15 hours and working 5 days per week.
Successful candidates will carry out general cleaning duties to the communal areas across our sheltered/support and specialist living housing schemes and blocks of flats.
Duties will include the full range of cleaning and waste services from vacuuming, mopping floors, dusting, wiping, cleaning internal windows and frames and emptying communal waste bins.
In addition, you will be responsible for re- ordering stock and general cleaning supplies as well as doing regular vehicle and equipment checks.
What we require?
Essential
Experience of delivering cleaning services to a variety of customers.
Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team, acting on instruction as required.
Able to use different cleaning methods and equipment, for example, mopping, dusting, wiping, and buffing.
Able to follow procedures to meet high standards with the ability to prioritise tasks to complete them on time.
Be willing to cover and work in various areas within and covering different duties as requested.
Previous experience in a similar role.
Good customer service skills.
Good communication skills – written and verbal.
The ability to follow procedures and provide performance data of operations.
Knowledge of hygiene regulations
Knowledge of COSSH regulations
Desirable:
Use of electronic equipment e.g., Smart phone/iPad
Experience of carrying out facilities checks such as Water testing and Alarm testing.
Qualifications
Knowledge of hygiene regulations.
Knowledge of COSSH regulations.
Desirable:
Hygiene certificate.
BICS
About Onward
Onward Homes is one of the largest registered providers of social housing in the Northwest, with 35,000 properties across the region.
We believe that everyone deserves a place to call their own, which is why we’re committed to building 500 new homes each year. We do more than just provide a roof over our customers’ heads, we’re here to make a real difference.
In addition to creating positive spaces for our customers we continuously strive to create a positive and progressive workspace to enable our colleagues to achieve their full potential.
We embrace diversity and strive for diverse teams to create an inclusive culture which enables Onward to thrive and be representative of the communities that we serve.
We want to ensure that everybody has an opportunity to be part of our recruitment processes and will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to assist you with our recruitment process via the email address below.
If candidates have any concerns / questions in relation to the role at any stage of the recruitment and selection process they can contact the HR team on HumanResourcesTeam@onward.co.uk and a member of the HR Team will be in touch.
Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early prior to the closing date.