Supported Housing Cleaning Assistant

Job specification

Location:

Swindon

Hours:

37 hours per week

Salary:

£24,404 p.a. plus benefits

Closing date:

22/04/2025

Job reference:

RNR002645

Interview date:

30/04/2025

Date posted:

02/04/2025

At Swindon Borough Council, we want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.

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Swindon Borough Council provide support to around 140 individuals and families at seven supported housing schemes across the borough where they are experiencing homelessness and are housed in temporary accommodation. We are looking for a new member of our team to ensure that we continue to deliver the best possible standard of cleanliness and hygiene in our empty properties, communal areas, and gardens.

Your next role

You will have experience in a cleaning role preferably in a commercial environment. You will be familiar with Health and Safety legislation and COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) regulations.

This post will involve periods of physical exertion/movement, and will be required to carry heavy equipment at times. Applicants need to be able to use stairs, small step ladders and general cleaning garden equipment.

For this role you will be part of our Supported Housing cleaning team based at one of our temporary accommodation buildings between 8.00am – 16:00pm Monday to Thursday and 08:00am – 15:30pm Friday

You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

Your next package

Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.

As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.

For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.

Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.

Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

Your next steps

Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.

For further information about the role, please contact Jon Keating, Neighbourhood Housing manager at jonkeating@swindon.gov.uk.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk