3 Month Contract With A Local Authority

To deliver a high-quality, efficient, and customer-focused cleaning service across communal areas of residential estates and buildings. The postholder is responsible for maintaining clean, safe, and well-presented shared spaces including entrances, corridors, lifts, stairwells, bin stores, and external communal areas, contributing to a positive living environment for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain communal internal areas including staircases, corridors, lobbies, lifts, handrails, and glass surfaces.
  

• Sweep, mop, vacuum, and dust designated areas in accordance with cleaning schedules and standards.
  

• Remove litter and debris from entrances, pathways, and external communal areas where required.
  

• Clean and maintain bin rooms, chute rooms, and surrounding areas, ensuring safe and hygienic conditions.
  

• Empty communal bins as required and ensure waste is presented correctly for collection.
  

• Work in accordance with health and safety legislation, risk assessments, COSHH requirements, and safe working practices.
  

• Immediately report hazards, defects, vandalism, fly tipping, or health and safety concerns on estates.
  

• Ensure safe use, storage, and care of cleaning equipment and materials.
  

• Wear required PPE at all times.
  

• Deliver services to agreed quality standards and within specified timeframes.
  

• Follow rota-based cleaning schedules while responding flexibly to emerging priorities.
  

• Record completed tasks and keep accurate service delivery logs where required.
  

• Provide polite, professional, and helpful customer service to residents, visitors, and colleagues.
  

• Report concerns raised by residents to supervisors or the appropriate team.
  

• Work collaboratively with caretakers, estate services, grounds maintenance, and housing teams.
  

• Ensure equipment is kept clean, safe, and operational; report faults promptly.
  

• Support deep cleans, void property cleans, and ad-hoc cleaning tasks when required.
  

• Assist during emergencies, severe weather, and urgent health & safety situations where appropriate.
  

• Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting ways to enhance service quality.
  

Requirements

• Experience in cleaning duties, ideally within communal, residential, estate, or commercial environments (desirable).
  

• Experience working independently and organising daily tasks (essential).
  

• Experience using cleaning equipment such as buffers, vacuums, or floor scrubbers (desirable).
  

• Ability to carry out physically demanding tasks including lifting, bending, and working on stairs.
  

• Good understanding of cleaning techniques, safe chemical use, and basic health & safety.
  

• Ability to follow schedules while adapting to changing operational needs.
  

• Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
  

• Ability to work independently and use initiative while following instructions.
  

• Basic understanding of COSHH and safe working practices (training can be provided).
  

• Knowledge of communal cleaning standards and estate environments (advantageous).