Our benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
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a competitive salary
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a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
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lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
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generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
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hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Do you take pride in creating clean, safe and welcoming spaces for others?
As a Cleaner, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day operation of Council buildings by ensuring offices, communal areas and facilities are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene.
This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in their work, has a keen eye for detail and is committed to delivering excellent customer service and maintaining high standards of cleanliness across Council facilities.
What will you be doing?
Your duties will include sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing, emptying bins and using cleaning equipment safely and effectively. You will monitor cleaning supplies, maintain stock records and report any equipment faults or maintenance issues to the Facilities or Cleaning Supervisor.
Working as part of a team, you will follow established cleaning procedures and health and safety requirements, ensuring the safety of building users while carrying out your duties. You will also help maintain the security of the building when on duty, provide cover for colleagues when required and support the Cleaning Supervisor with additional tasks to ensure service standards are maintained.
About you
For this role you will require:
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Good standard of general education
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Experience in a similar capacity
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Able to work alone
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Able to work without close supervision
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Good customer care skills
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The ability to work flexibly
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
Disability Confident Employer
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council
Armed Forces Community
The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
