Description Role: Cleaning Operative Department: Estates & Facilities Management Location: South Yorkshire Salary: £23,286 - £23,748 (pro rata) Hours: Varied Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months We are looking for Cleaning Operatives to work on a temporary 12 month basis, hours available are: 27 hours at Lifewise Centre, Hellaby 17 hours at Swan House, Sheffield 16 hours at Robert Dyson House, Rotherham 16 hours at Wombwell, Barnsley 10 hours at Shepcote Lane, Sheffield The cleaning services function ensures that the offices, toilets, changing rooms, shower rooms, kitchens, public areas, meeting and conference rooms and all other working areas, furniture, equipment, and floor spaces are maintained to a high level of general cleanliness and remain presentable and fit for their intended purpose. As a Cleaning Operative you are responsible for undertaking cleaning operations, organising, and planning routine tasks to ensure that locations are cleaned to the standard required. You will be required to cover locations within your area to cover for abstractions. Skills and experience: Industrial/Commercial Cleaning work history or equivalent Experience of working to specifications BIC’s trained or willing to work towards a qualification. Trained in Chemical identification (COSHH) or willing to work towards a qualification. Willing to work unsociable hours as required. Good communication skills, both written and oral Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview For more detailed information relating to the role, skills and experience for this role, please click here to view the role profile What we offer: We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below: A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme Generous annual leave allowance A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card, Company Shop, Cycle to work scheme Committed to embedding sustainability: South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 (yhrn.police) Membership to the Sports and Social Club Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks Eligibility: Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 3 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police. Appearance & Standards: South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers, staff, and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process. Smarter ways of Working: South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives, whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables South Yorkshire Police to provide an outstanding service to the community. There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed, Field and Hybrid. This role has been evaluated as a fixed role. Fixed: This is a traditional arrangement, applicable when the work is mostly required to be undertaken at a fixed single place of work (on police premises) for most of the time. The work can only or is more effectively delivered from a police premises or other agreed organisational/partner premises. South Yorkshire Police’s Key Values: At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness, Integrity & Trust, the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to. Contact details: For further information about the role, please contact: Alison Wild on 07768 035728 Closing Date: 26 th January 2025 Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role. How to apply: Please click ‘Apply’ Candidate Information: Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check. Diversity & Inclusion: Applications are particularly welcome from female and ethnic minority candidates. It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve, in order for us to provide the best service, utilising a range of backgrounds, experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups. If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer, please contact our dedicated team on positiveactionsouthyorks.pnn.police.uk In addition, we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours. Internal Candidates: This vacancy is temporary therefore, you must have the support of your current Line Manager to apply. If you are a permanent member of staff, this would be classed as a secondment opportunity. If you are on a fixed term contract, you must contact the Talent Acquisition Team before applying. Please ensure that you and your current line manager complete the attached consent form. Please email the completed form to the hiring line manager, with the role title and the closing date stated in the subject of your email. Without support, your application will not be considered any further. The decision to make all adverts temporary for a fixed term of 12 months is due to the financial position. As the financial position becomes clearer, it may be that we can make some of these posts permanent without the need to run a second recruitment process, equally they could be ended sooner than the 12 months Documents to Review: For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - Please Click here For Application Guidance and Tips - Please Click Here For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - Please Click Here For Secondment Approval - Please Click Here