Job Title: Cleaning Operative

Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Estates

Reporting to: Cleaning Supervisor

Salary: Business Support, Scale 4, Point 18, £14,006 per annum (actual salary)

Annual Leave: 30 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Contractual hours: 22 hours per week

Basis: Part time, Permanent

Pension: NEST Pension

Join Our Team

Join our dedicated cleaning team at Middlesbrough College, where we take pride in providing a clean and safe environment for all of our students, staff, and visitors. We are currently seeking a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Operative to help us maintain the highest standards of cleanliness across a variety of college buildings.  As a Cleaning Operative your duties will include general cleaning tasks such as sweeping, mopping, dusting, sanitising corridors, toilets, and communal areas.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Clean areas and surfaces to set specifications in a timely manner.
• Service toilet areas including replenishing supplies.
• Clear and remove rubbish and other items from areas as detailed by the site specification and ensure the security of all areas at completion of duties.
• Maintain stocks of cleaning materials, order from suppliers where required, control the usage of materials ensuring the cleaning cupboard is always kept tidy.
• Report any problems on site to the supervisor so they may be rectified immediately.

What We’re Looking For:

We seek candidates who:

• Hold a Risk Assessment Qualification – Desirable.
• Hold a COSHH Qualification – Desirable.

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Generous Annual Leave (30-45 days per annum (pro rata), depending on role).
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme.
• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities.
• On-site staff parking available.
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension.
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee.
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
  - 24 hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
  - Occupational Health
   -Free Flu jabs
  - Free Gym Membership for all staff
   -Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.

To discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sharon Smith, Supervisor in Estates on  S.Smith@mbro.ac.uk

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

SAFEGUARDING

At Middlesbrough College, we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to ensuring equality of opportunity, eliminating discrimination, and fostering good relations among all members of its community, and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

Please view the job description here - Cleaning Operative JD 25.07.2025