Domestic Cleaner

Domestic Cleaner
HMP Rye Hill, Rugby, CV23 8SZ
Salary: £25,466.64
Permanent, Full-time (40 hours per week)
Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, staff canteen, free uniform, Blue Light card for extensive discounts, local Gym discounts and extensive training and development.
Are you looking for a career in a unique environment£ This is a great opportunity to be a part of something exciting! Be that person who makes a difference! 

Benefits:  Company Pension, free on-site parking, on-site canteen, ongoing training and development and access to High Street Shop discounts. 

Within Care and Rehabilitation Services, the philosophy of our prisons is to rehabilitate offenders and equip them to re-integrate into mainstream society on release. We seek to normalise prison conditions as far as possible to reflect life in the outside community. Our aim is to create an environment in which staff and prisoners feel safe and causes of prison stress are minimised. Central to our philosophy is the relationship between staff and prisoners. Our training and operational practices emphasise the need to treat prisoners with dignity and respect and staff build positive and supportive relationships with the prisoners in their care.  

HMP Rye Hill is a category ''B'' training prison situated in the village of Willoughby, near Rugby in Warwickshire, holding approximately 664 sentenced male adults. 

We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Domestic Cleaner, who can work using their own initiative or as part of a team to join responsible to the Soft Service Manager.

You must conform to all COSHH regulations and risk assessments as per training provided. Your duties are to ensure specified areas are cleaned and are hygienic in line with contract expectations and standards at all times.  

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure that you are familiar with the contract cleaning specification and adhere to it.
- Ensure that specific areas are cleaned at a stated time, so we do not impact on the operational needs of the business.
- Report any building related faults to the FM helpdesk.
- Review and maintain stock levels of cleaning consumables in cleaning cupboards.
- Ensure all cleaning cupboards and areas we occupy are kept clean and consumables stored in a safe legal manner.
- Maintain COSHH documents in suitable locations to support the task and use and storage of chemicals.
- To check cleaning equipment is safe before use and ensure you are trained and competent to use it safely.
- Assist in the promotion of creating a positive Health and Safety culture across the site leading by example, this includes reporting accidents and near misses in a timely manner and follow the applicable safe systems of work for the role.

The duties and responsibilities listed within this job description are not exhaustive and the job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary from time to time. 

You will have experience of working in a previous cleaning role, be reliable, able to work to high standards and have an eye for detail. 

Ideally you will hold a Health and Safety or Cleaning qualification, but this is not essential. 

If you join us, you can be sure that you’ll find a secure, friendly and professional working environment and be given all the support, training and encouragement you need to build and develop a successful career with us.  

Equality and Diversity is an important part of Care and Rehabilitation Services. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds and are a fully inclusive employer who aims to support all employees to be thei