Cleansing Operative - #194455
Brighton & Hove City Council
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Brighton
Salary:
£26,403
-
£26,824
per year
Contract type: Full time
Salary
Would you like to work in a friendly team, earn a great salary and keep our city clean and safe?
We’re on the lookout for people who enjoy working across different locations to join our permanent public toilet cleansing team
It will involve driving from site to site keeping our public toilets clean and well stocked. Applicants will need to hold UK driving license as they will be required to drive between the sites
This is a 4 days on, 4 days off shift pattern: 8:00 am - 8:30 pm shifts during summer months (April- September) with on hour unpaid break, then 8:00 am - 6:00 pm during winter months (October -March) with one hour unpaid break. You will be required to work a 5th working day every 5 weekends October-April
If this sounds like a role you would find rewarding, we’d love to hear from you!
https://youtu.be/MUAEWcUk4n4
Interview date: To be Confirmed
Shortlisting and interviews happen on a frequent basis, please submit applications as soon as possible. This advert may be withdrawn if the vacancy is filled and headcount complete.
For an informal discussion, please contact Judyta Pawlowska, [email protected]
About the Role
Brighton & Hove City Council is recruiting 1 cleansing operative to clean public toilets
The job involves:
You will need to be:
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
How to apply
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview
As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.
We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.
All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process.
Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.
Additional information
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense
£26,403 - £26,824
Contractual hours37
BasisFixed Hours
PackageWe are pleased to offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your wellbeing. You can read about them on our Why work for us pages.
Date posted22/04/2026
Job referenceREQ0000791
Would you like to work in a friendly team, earn a great salary and keep our city clean and safe?
We’re on the lookout for people who enjoy working across different locations to join our permanent public toilet cleansing team
It will involve driving from site to site keeping our public toilets clean and well stocked. Applicants will need to hold UK driving license as they will be required to drive between the sites
This is a 4 days on, 4 days off shift pattern: 8:00 am - 8:30 pm shifts during summer months (April- September) with on hour unpaid break, then 8:00 am - 6:00 pm during winter months (October -March) with one hour unpaid break. You will be required to work a 5th working day every 5 weekends October-April
If this sounds like a role you would find rewarding, we’d love to hear from you!
https://youtu.be/MUAEWcUk4n4
Interview date: To be Confirmed
Shortlisting and interviews happen on a frequent basis, please submit applications as soon as possible. This advert may be withdrawn if the vacancy is filled and headcount complete.
For an informal discussion, please contact Judyta Pawlowska, [email protected]
About the Role
Brighton & Hove City Council is recruiting 1 cleansing operative to clean public toilets
The job involves:
- Cleaning sinks and surrounding areas including walls and mirrors
- Cleaning toilet pans and seats
- Removing graffiti
- Sweeping and washing the floors
- Emptying bins
- Removing drug paraphernalia safely
- Replenishing toilet paper and soap
- Reporting damaged cleaning equipment
- Reporting maintenance issues such as broken locks and dispensers
- Driving between sites to open, clean, and close facilities, or working on the seafront depending on staffing levels
You will need to be:
- able to be on your feet all day
- self-motivated and able to work on your own as well as part of a team
- hard-working, reliable and responsible
- able to interact with members of the public
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
- be connected
- be confident
- be innovative and creative
- be diverse and inclusive
- be healthy and psychologically safe
How to apply
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview
As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.
We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.
All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process.
Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.
Additional information
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense
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