Cleaning Area Supervisor - #142944

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Job Information

This is a working Supervisor role to provide a high-quality cleaning service throughout Cornwall schools whilst supervising up to 25 cleaners

Main Duties

• To supervise and lead a team up of to 25 cleaners across 5-6 primary and junior schools in a designated geographical area.
• To complete accurate daily records of operational hours in accordance with the schedule and ensure all posts are covered during times of illness or holidays.
• To ensure sufficient cleaning stocks are maintained on site and place timely orders so they do not run out.
• To comply with the Company's Health and Safety strategy, policy and procedure and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for staff pupils and visitors.
• Must be flexible in working hours and able to change shifts when required for covering other Area Cleaning Supervisors and/or cleaning staff.
  
  

To participate in any training required to undertake the duties of the post

What We Are Looking For

POST TITLE: Area Cleaning Supervisor

Attribute / Criteria

Essential

Desirable

Education / Qualifications / Training

• BICS Certification
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience in a similar role would be desirable.
• Experience working in a school environment.
  
  

Abilities

Skills &

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Problem Solver
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work unsupervised.
  
  

Personal Qualities

• Calm manner, capable of working under pressure to meet deadlines
• Flexible approach to work as role will unsociable hours
• Good health as some heavy lifting may be involved
• Flexible
• Good standard of personal hygiene
  
  

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.
  
  

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Romeo Marufu at [email protected].

Since 1987, Mitie’s 72,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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