Cleaner

Role: Cleaning Operatives

Department: Estates & Facilities Management

Location:South Yorkshire

Salary: 23286 - 23748 (pro rata)

Hours: Various

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will be responsible for undertaking cleaning operations at a given location. The hours and locations available are:

• 18.25 hours Shepcote Lane Sheffield
• 22.5 hours Shepcote Lane Sheffield
• 20 hours Moss Way Sheffield
• 15 hours Niagara Sheffield
• 12 Hours Ecclesfield Sheffield
• 15 hours Carbrook Sheffield
• 27.5 hours Snig Hill Sheffield
• 20 hours Main Street Rotherham
• 10 hours Wath-on-Dearne Rotherham
• 24 hours Wath-on-Dearne Rotherham
• 16 hours Wath-on-Dearne Rotherham
• 17 hours Edlington Doncaster
• 16.5 hours College Road Doncaster

The cleaning services function ensures that the offices toilets changing rooms shower rooms kitchens public areas meeting and conference rooms and all other working areas furniture equipment and floor spaces are maintained to a high level of general cleanliness and remain presentable and fit for their intended purpose.

As a Cleaning Operative you are responsible for undertaking cleaning operations organising and planning routine tasks to ensure that locations are cleaned to the standard required. You will be required to cover locations within your area to cover for abstractions.

Skills and experience:

• Industrial/Commercial Cleaning work history or equivalent

• Experience of working to specifications

• BICs trained or willing to work towards a qualification.

• Trained in Chemical identification (COSHH) or willing to work towards a qualification.

• Willing to work unsociable hours as required.

• Good communication skills both written and oral

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview

For more detailed information relating to the role skills and experience for this role please click here to view the role profile

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance some of which are listed below:

• A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
• Generous annual leave allowance
• A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity paternity and adoption leave
• Flexible working arrangements including flexi-time and hybrid working
• A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness Integrity & Trust
• Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with South Yorkshire Police
• Employee Assistant Programme (accessible 24/7) offering confidential support and advice
• Flexible lifestyle benefits such as: Blue Light Card Company Shop Cycle to work scheme
• Committed to embedding sustainability:South Yorkshire Police Sustainability Strategy 2020-2025 ()
• Membership to the Sports and Social Club
• Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Eligibility:

Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria which must be taken into account for individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity. A minimum checkable history of 5 years is required for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

Appearance & Standards:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to striking a proportionate balance between self-expression and the need to maintain role sensitive professional standards in dress and appearance. Officers staff and volunteers of South Yorkshire Police are permitted to have tattoos visible whilst on duty provided the tattoo is not considered to be unacceptable or otherwise inappropriate. Tattoos will be reviewed as part of the recruitment and selection process.

South Yorkshire Polices Key Values:

At South Yorkshire Police we have 3 key values which run through everything we do Fairness Integrity & Trust the attached document details the key behaviours we expect all employees to adhere to.

Smarter ways of Working:

South Yorkshire Police is committed to developing working practices which assist staff to balance their personal and professional lives whilst meeting the needs of the organisation. This in turn enables SYP to provide an outstanding service to the community.

There are 3 different categories as part of this which are: Fixed Field and Hybrid.

This role has been evaluated as a fixed role.

Fixed: This is a traditional arrangement applicable when the work is mostly required to be undertaken at a fixed single place of work (on police premises) for most of the time. The work can only or is more effectively delivered from a police premises or other agreed organisational/partner premises.

Contact details:

For further information about the role please contact:Alison Wild on

Closing Date: 13^th November 2025

Closing dates are not normally extended other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Recruitment Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

How to apply:

Please click Apply

Candidate Information:

Please note that should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references medical clearance vetting clearance and sickness absence criteria check.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Applications are particularly welcome fromfemale and ethnic minority candidates.

It is really important to us that the department represents the community we serve in order for us to provide the best service utilising a range of backgrounds experience and skills. We support and value all officers and staff and the unique experiences they bring to the role. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from these valuable underrepresented groups.

If you are from an underrepresented group and want to find out more about the support we can offer please contact our dedicated team on

In addition we will look to support anyone who requires Part Time/Job share working hours.

Documents to Review:

For the Police Staff Recruitment Vetting Handbook - PleaseClick here

For Application Guidance and Tips - PleaseClick Here

For the FIT Values of South Yorkshire Police - PleaseClick Here

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