Cleaner - Counter Terrorism Policing at West Midlands Police

Salary: £24,747 - £25,242
The role

• Working as part of a team, the successful applicant will be responsible for carrying out general cleaning duties across the estate. This will consist of cleaning offices, meeting rooms, washrooms, welfare areas, custody facilities and forensic areas.
• Full training will be given which complies with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) and Manual Handling.
• You will also assist in the movement of furnishings, deliveries, confidential waste and ensure meeting rooms and our conference centre are correctly laid out for use.

Responsibilities

• Damp dusting furniture, fixtures and furnishings, suction cleaning and wet mopping floors and stairwells, washing walls, and other vertical surfaces and tiled areas up to a height of 3.5m (11ft) using high level cleaning equipment.
• Cleaning kitchens and welfare areas including cleaning and defrosting refrigerators, cleaning inside units and cupboards.
• Removal of waste and confidential waste to central waste collection points (bins, skips etc.)
• Follow specific cleaning specifications to enable safe cleaning across the site.
• Maintaining cleaning equipment and to report any faulty equipment.
• Report any maintenance defects that are noted in the building.
• Cleaning of external areas such as car parks and clearing ground level drains and gullies.
• Undertake learning and carry out any other duties commensurate with the purpose and grading of the post.

Essential
Skills and competencies

• Possess a full clean UK driving licence.
• Ability to commute to alternative areas of work within the estate when required.
• Ability to undertake work that involves physical effort (e.g. bending/lifting).
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise tasks.
• Good communication and customer service skills

Desirable

• Experience of working within a similar role, ideally across multiple sites.
• Knowledge/Understanding of British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICS) methods.
• Basic computer skills.

Security Clearance

• This post requires British nationality (some dual nationalities may be ineligible) and Security Check Vetting clearance.
• You will need to undergo additional security clearance checks, with the offer of employment being conditional on obtaining all of the necessary security clearances.
• There are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries once in post.

Diversity & Inclusion

• We maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities, whilst protecting them from harm.
• Counter Terrorism Policing is always working to build upon our diverse workforce to reflect the country we serve. An inclusive culture enables us to do things differently, working in ways that meet individuals’ needs, flexing working patterns to ensure work-life balance is healthy so that we deliver the best for the organisation.
• We are a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview.
• It is important to note that there may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people who meet the essential criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. In these circumstances, the employer could select the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job, as they would do for non-disabled applicants.