ABOUT THE TEAM

Carrswood Day Services is looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and energetic person to become a part-time Cleaner and to join a dedicated and experienced staff team.
The service is based in Twerton, Bath where we provide a building-based day service for adults with learning disabilities. The service delivers activities focused around key areas including - communication, health & wellbeing, independent living skills, social skills and support with sensory needs. We have a range of rooms including activity rooms, dining/activity hall, sensory room, coffee bar, accessible toilets and bathrooms, meeting rooms and office spaces.
The service provision is currently Monday to Friday between 8am 5pm.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The usual hours of work for this role are 1pm to 5pm Monday to Friday, there may be some variation to this to meet the requirements of the service, which will be with notice from the management team.
Your duties each day will be to clean areas of the building as assigned, re-stock supplies in areas of the building and ensure relevant records are completed. You may be required to close the building up along with another worker from the service. You may also be required to clean external areas; the vehicles we use to transport people and areas used by other teams within the building. You may also be required to undertake basic maintenance and decoration within the service. This role does require consistent physical effort including lifting and carrying.
You will have some knowledge and experience in general maintenance and cleaning. We will provide you with additional relevant training and support you to do your job. Once trained you will often work on your own but with guidance from the service manager and other staff members.
The role is primarily based at the day service; however, you may occasionally be asked to work in other areas, attend meetings or training outside of this location.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

WE ARE UNABLE TO SPONSOR CANDIDATES FOR THIS ROLE UNDER THE HOME OFFICE TIER 2 POINTS-BASED SYSTEM (SKILLED WORKER ROUTE), THEREFORE YOU MUST BE ABLE TO OBTAIN AND PROVIDE YOUR OWN RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK. PLEASE REFER TO THE HOME OFFICE RIGHT TO WORK CHECKLIST WHICH PROVIDES DETAILS OF WHICH DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE. SHOULD YOU BE SHORTLISTED YOU WILL BE ASKED TO BRING YOUR RIGHT TO WORK DOCUMENTS WITH YOU TO YOUR INTERVIEW SO THEY CAN BE COPIED AND VERIFIED AT THAT STAGE’

• Please note, BANES Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register (redeployee). This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role they will be considered ahead of external applicants.