Cleaner

Hours:  37 hours over a 7-day week,

working any 5 from 7 days (Monday to Sunday), in line with a rota pattern

Type: Permanent

Holding a Driving License and willingness to drive a small company van is essential

We are brave, we are ambitious, we are honest, and we are Citizen!

We have an opportunity within our Estates and Services team based in Coventry. In this role, you will work as part of a mobile cleaning team, to deliver a good standard of cleanliness, security and safety to the communal parts of the organisation’s housing stock.

About you:

To be successful in the role of Cleaner, you will bring with you the following skills and experience:

• Previous cleaning experience including mopping, sweeping, buffing, polishing, dusting, vacuuming and cleaning of glass, toilet and sanitary areas in line with a cleaning specification
• Litter and small-scale graffiti removal
• Completion of mobile app relating to daily work
• Teamwork
• Basic Health and Safety knowledge in a cleaning environment including the use of equipment 
• Be able to work to and meet varying deadlines
• Be able to work in unpleasant conditions

The necessary training will be provided including the safe use of chemicals. You could have the opportunity to undertake the BICS qualification in Cleaning.

We will be an employer of choice and invest in our people

To deliver the best services for our customers we need employees who are passionate, committed and engaged. We will create a culture where every individual feels comfortable and confident to be themselves and the wellbeing of our employees is a priority. We will work together as one team and embrace our Citizen values.

We will attract and retain the best and brightest professionals, support them to achieve their potential, and reward and recognise them for the fantastic work they do.

Competitive benefits:

• Annual leave purchase scheme – option to buy up to an additional 5 days per year
• Annual leave starts at 25 days per yearplus bank holidays
• Enhanced family leave (maternity, paternity and adoption)
• Organisational Sick Pay
• Generous Pension Scheme – The option to contribute 4%, 6% or up to 10% which Citizen will match
• Life cover of three times your annual salary if you join the pension scheme

Health and Wellbeing

• Occupational Health
• EAP – a 24/7 telephone counselling service providing free, confidential advice.
• Cashback scheme – cashback on optical, dental, prescriptions and a range of other medical costs meaning the costs are covered for employees. The scheme also offers digital Physiotherapy app, retail vouchers and discounts, discounted gym memberships and more!
• Access to Citizen’s Wellbeing initiatives and Wellbeing platform

Learning and Development

• Extensive learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to study for a professional qualification
• Opportunity to join the Staff Consultative Forum and EDI Forum.

Here at Citizen, our purpose is to provide homes that are a foundation for life.

With over fifty years of experience, we have grown to be one of the UK’s most trusted social housing providers, Citizen owns and manages 30,000 homes for diverse communities across the West Midlands, from urban tower blocks to rural villages and towns.

There are some fundamental challenges people in our communities’ face, and we want to be an organisation which can help them deal with these. So, we are working to solve some of the most pressing issues around housing and homelessness.

We adopt a proactive approach to safeguarding to ensure everyone accessing our services can do so without fear of harm, abuse or neglect.  As part of our recruitment process, we carry out robust safeguarding checks.

This post is subject to a Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

Further information on our selection process and Equality and Diversity commitment can be found at www.citizenhousing.org.uk

Closing date: 2nd December2024

Interview date: 10th December 2024

Please note we will be reviewing applications throughout the campaign and may invite candidates to interview at any time.  We reserve the right to close this role earlier than the published closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.