Mobile Cleaning Operative (Care)

| Salary £10.50 per hour | Permanent, Part Time, 17.5 hours per week | Central Lancashire Area (Preston, Accrington, Clitheroe) |

Location – Central Lancashire Area (Preston, Accrington, Clitheroe)

Contract – Permanent

Contracted Hours – Various Shifts (17.5 hours per week)

Salary – 10.50 GBP per hour + Business Travel Mileage

About the Role

The Facilities Management Team at Lancashire County Council are looking to recruit a Mobile Cleaning Operative who is required to carry out cleaning and laundry duties at a variety of Care Homes and Day Centres in the Preston, Accrington and Clitheroe area.

A flexible approach to work is required as the successful candidate would be required to cover sickness, holidays or provide support to meet additional service demands.

Lancashire County Council provide vital residential and day care services to the people of Lancashire. These services provide a safe, secure environment that allows older people as much independence as possible while supporting a range of care needs. The Facilities Management team carry out cleaning and laundry at all residential care homes and day centres. Keeping these buildings and personal possessions clean is critically important to everyone who use these facilities.

High standards of cleanliness are expected, and prior experience is desirable; however full training and ongoing support will be provided.

Duties will consist of general cleaning, such as damp wiping, damp mopping, vacuuming, toilet cleaning, and washroom cleaning. Loading and emptying washing and drying machines, rolling, and pressing of laundry items, storing of laundry items.

There are over 30 care homes and day centres across Lancashire. You must have means of transport to access to several buildings in a catchment area.

In exchange for your hard work and professionalism, Lancashire County Council is proud to offer the Foundation Living Wage for this post. Foundation Living Wage is independently calculated each year based on what employees and their families need to live.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ’disclosure’. Further information can be found on the ’Our Recruitment Process’ tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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