Cleaner (Fixed-Term)

Job Description

RSPB Titchwell Marsh can be found on the north coast of Norfolk, we welcome over 75,000 visitors a year and the visitor centre has a successful café and retail offer, We are looking for a cleaner, who will be responsible for the cleaning of our offices, café, shop and public toilets. We are a popular tourist destination and we’re keen to keep the facilities cleaned to a high standard and ensure all visitors enjoy their visit.

This is a wonderful opportunity to become part of the team at Titchwell so, if you are a team player with energy and enthusiasm, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties will include:
• Hoovering and mopping floors in our office, café, welcome hub and shop.
• Cleaning the visitor and staff toilets; refilling toilet rolls, soap and hand towel dispensers
• Check stock levels of cleaning materials
• Keeping picnic areas clean.
• Waste management, ensuring both office and public waste bins are emptied daily and kept clean. Occasional litter picking on site

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:
• Knowledge of the use of cleaning products (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)) to ensure products are used in a safe and appropriate manner.
• Understanding of Health and Safety in the workplace and manual handling.
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to engage positively and communicate effectively with office, site staff and visitors
• Experience of managing and safely transporting cleaning products around the site/office

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
• Experience of cleaning offices or a commercial environment
• Some experience of cleaning busy public environments
• Being able to work as a team, and cover holidays and illness where possible

This is a 6 month part-time role for 12 hours per week (over 4 days). The RSPB reserves the right to extend or make this role permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.

For further information please contact nicola.platts@RSPB.org.uk

As part of this application you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete a short form. If you wish to provide a cover letter with your application, please include this at the end of your CV document upload.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

Before applying for this role, we recommend reading through the candidate guidance notes attached to the top of this advert.