Operations Assistant / Cleaner - Short Breaks Team

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Cleaner to join our team within the Adults & Health short Breaks teams based in Seeleys Overnight Short Breaks and Seeleys Day Short Breaks. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness across various sites, ensuring that all areas are kept clean, orderly, and infection-free. This is a one year secondment/fixed term contract opportunity working part time 21 hours per week. The working arrangements will be discussed with the hiring manager at interview stage.,

• Maintain cleanliness to COSHH standards and regularly monitor infection control measures in line with CQC.
• Perform cleaning duties thoroughly and efficiently without direct supervision.
• Safely use and store hazardous cleaning products.
• Interact with customers in a calm and helpful manner.
• Perform specific cleaning tasks such as vacuuming, mopping, emptying bins, dusting, polishing surfaces, and cleaning toilets, bathrooms, and kitchens.
Fixed As a 'fixed' worker, you'll spend most of your time in the same location, which will likely be a fixed office or location where your role is performed. Typically, you'll be based in the same location as the rest of your team, because you provide a particular service from that fixed location or need access to information there., Buckinghamshire Council is committed to ensuring that our residents stay as independent as they can, for as long as possible. Everyone has the right to live a fulfilling and nourishing life, and for many people, social care plays a key role in achieving that. We are looking for dynamic Social Workers who are passionate about enabling clients to fulfil their potential, whilst promoting self-determination, and who are passionate, supportive, motivated, and confident when supporting and communicating with people - either on the telephone or face to face. Your work will include carrying out needs assessments, creating person-centred and strengths-based care plans, ensuring delivery of services, and reviewing outcomes with the individual, their personal networks, and support providers. You will work in partnership with other professionals and organisations to support our residents effectively and holistically. Our Social Workers will endorse and act by the principles of personalisation, ensuring that care and support plans are person-centred, and as far as is safely possible, you will put the people with whom you work in control of their lives. You will also demonstrate emotional resilience and intelligence - which is the ability to maintain focus and to 'keep going' despite setbacks and stressful situations, a real desire to enable clients to achieve or maintain their goals of living independently and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. So, if you are looking for a new challenge, want to become part of a team that places a premium on listening and learning, and which is determined to make a difference - we want to hear from you!


• Prior experience in cleaning operations and best practices.
• Knowledge of COSHH, cleaning standards, and infection control measures in line with CQC
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to follow instructions clearly and accurately.
• Good attention to detail and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and use initiative.
Additional Requirements: Ability to work outside of normal business hours and provide support for seven-day working. Shift pattern and working hours to be agreed. If you are passionate about maintaining a clean and safe environment and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you.

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. Despite the challenges that Adult Social Care has faced within the last 12 months, our approach in Buckinghamshire has not been to take shelter and wait for the storm to pass. Instead, we have chosen to transform and restructure Adult Social Care so we can respond to a crisis as well as build for the future. Here's what Stephanie had to say 'Every single day that I go to work I make a positive difference in someone's life. My work has true meaning, and even if I've had a challenging day, I know that I've made a positive contribution'., We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy. By joining us, you can expect:
• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events
We know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation. From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments. We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order')., Hard work and success deserves recognition. That's why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.