Cleaning Supervisor
About us:
Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.
At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.
The role:
You will take ownership and responsibility for the College cleanliness, and be accountable for the supervision of the Cleaning Services across the College, being a friendly face for our customers and colleagues.
You will lead, motivate and supervise a team of Cleaning Operatives undertaking general cleaning tasks, as directed by the Cleaning Manager and assist where necessary, providing training, guidance and encouragement, whilst monitoring individual performance.
Full time (37 hours per week)
Monday-Friday, hours could be between 5:15am - 6pm
Maternity cover
£28,387 - £30,850 per annum
Tycoch Campus
This vacancy closes at 4.30pm on Friday 10th October.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be the main point of contact for any cleaner concerns
- Ensure all tasks are completed with due regard to service level agreements and legislation including Health & Safety.
- Prioritise and reallocate cleaning areas and coverage during periods of absence
About you:
- Previous experience of supervising/managing staff
- Experience of Cleaning, allocation of cleaning areas and monitoring of cleanliness
- Able to delegate effectively
- Able to work across various sites if needed
Benefits for you:
- 28 days pro rata annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
- A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
- 2 staff well-being days
- Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
- View more benefits on the website
We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.
Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.
Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).
Mae Gower College Swansea yn ymrwymedig i ddiogelu a hyrwyddo lles plant, pobl ifanc ac oedolion agored i newid, ac mae’n disgwyl i’r holl staff a gwirfoddolwyr ddeall a rhannu’r ymrwymiad hwn. Mae ymrwymiad cyffredin gennym i ddatblygu diwylliant o barch, lle na chaiff gwahaniaethu ei oddef. Rydym yn croesawu pob cais, gan gynnwys ceisiadau gan bobl o grwpiau sydd wedi’u tangynrychioli ar sail ethnigrwydd, rhywedd, trawsrywedd, oedran, anabledd, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol neu grefydd.