Location: One Trinity Gardens, Broad Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2HF
Main Purpose:
The Cleaning Operative is responsible for delivering cleaning duties safely, correctly, and consistently in line with approved procedures, schedules, and site requirements. The role ensures high standards of cleanliness, hygiene, and presentation across public-facing, back-of-house, external, and hygiene-critical areas.
Cleaning Operatives are expected to follow all instructions, use equipment and chemicals safely, comply with health and safety requirements, and promptly report any issues, hazards, or defects. The role is fundamental to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for customers, visitors, tenants, and colleagues.
Main Duties:
- Liaise with the manager to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the building
- Arrange to carry out all daily, weekly, monthly checks in conjunction with the manager
- To carry out a regular inspection of building, areas and public access areas back of house
- Ensure all Health & Safety checks are carried out as requested by the manager
- Adherence to strict levels of confidentiality in respect of tenants and customers.
- Maintain positive working relationships with all tenants
- To undertake other miscellaneous duties relating to general service, as requested by management
Cleaning:
- Ensure the cleaning standards within the centre are of the highest thereby delivering a clean and safe environment for all visitors
- Assist the manager with all additional cleaning services as and when necessary
- Ensure efficient recycling and waste management is carried out
- Maintain welfare facilities in good condition
- Assist in ordering various stock of cleaning materials/equipment
- Liaise with all colleagues to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the building
- To ensure the landscaped areas around the building are well maintained
- Accurately reporting all incidents, writing reports of daily activities and irregularities, such as property damage, presence of unauthorised persons, requests for assistance or unusual occurrences
- Graffiti removal
- Removal of hazardous materials
Requirements, Skills and Qualifications:
- Basic competency with IT and technology
- Working knowledge of entrepreneurial, fast paced, flexible retail/office environment
- To be able to communicate with customers, colleagues and visitors fluently in English
- Observant and able to complete accurate reports
- To have a working knowledge of own Health and Safety responsibilities
- Fire Marshall duties
- First aid duties
- Experience with COSHH
Personal Qualities:
- To have pride in your job and personal appearance
- Friendly, approachable and creating a good impression
- Able to use own initiative and solve problems
- Able to manage own time and prioritise work
- Team player with the ability to work effectively supporting colleagues at all levels within a high performance team
Location: One Trinity Gardens, Broad Chare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2HF
20 hours per week (6:30am – 10:30am)
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £13,988.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
