Cleaning Supervisor
City Centre Area
Salary: £30,188 - £34,452
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Shift Pattern:
Monday - Thursday 06:00 - 09:00 & 15:30- 20:00
Friday 06:00 - 08:00 & 16:00 - 20:00
The supervisor will be responsible for cleaning teams across multiple sites.
The supervisor will allocate routine/general tasks to the cleaning operatives, deal with matters arising, escalate concerns and report unresolved issues to the Locality Hub Team Leader.
The supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the general cleaning of the premises is carried out as required and in accordance with the Service Level Agreement, under the direction of the Locality Hub Team Leader, whilst ensuring all cleaning materials/equipment are handled and utilised in a safe and conscientious manner.
The supervisor is responsible for carrying out routine audits, site inspections, reporting machinery faults and maintaining stock control/orders.
A full clean drivers licence is desirable but not essential.
You'll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You'll deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.
- Trusted employer
- Security offered by permanent positions
- Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
- Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
- Paid annual leave (where applicable)
- Excellent pension scheme
- Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
- Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
- Community connection – looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours.
As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4
As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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