Estate Services Cleaner

3 Month Contract With A Local Authority

To deliver a high-quality efficient and customer-focused cleaning service across communal areas of residential estates and buildings. The postholder is responsible for maintaining clean safe and well-presented shared spaces including entrances corridors lifts stairwells bin stores and external communal areas contributing to a positive living environment for residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain communal internal areas including staircases corridors lobbies lifts handrails and glass surfaces.
  

• Sweep mop vacuum and dust designated areas in accordance with cleaning schedules and standards.
  

• Remove litter and debris from entrances pathways and external communal areas where required.
  

• Clean and maintain bin rooms chute rooms and surrounding areas ensuring safe and hygienic conditions.
  

• Empty communal bins as required and ensure waste is presented correctly for collection.
  

• Work in accordance with health and safety legislation risk assessments COSHH requirements and safe working practices.
  

• Immediately report hazards defects vandalism fly tipping or health and safety concerns on estates.
  

• Ensure safe use storage and care of cleaning equipment and materials.
  

• Wear required PPE at all times.
  

• Deliver services to agreed quality standards and within specified timeframes.
  

• Follow rota-based cleaning schedules while responding flexibly to emerging priorities.
  

• Record completed tasks and keep accurate service delivery logs where required.
  

• Provide polite professional and helpful customer service to residents visitors and colleagues.
  

• Report concerns raised by residents to supervisors or the appropriate team.
  

• Work collaboratively with caretakers estate services grounds maintenance and housing teams.
  

• Ensure equipment is kept clean safe and operational; report faults promptly.
  

• Support deep cleans void property cleans and ad-hoc cleaning tasks when required.
  

• Assist during emergencies severe weather and urgent health & safety situations where appropriate.
  

• Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting ways to enhance service quality.
  

Requirements

• Experience in cleaning duties ideally within communal residential estate or commercial environments (desirable).
  

• Experience working independently and organising daily tasks (essential).
  

• Experience using cleaning equipment such as buffers vacuums or floor scrubbers (desirable).
  

• Ability to carry out physically demanding tasks including lifting bending and working on stairs.
  

• Good understanding of cleaning techniques safe chemical use and basic health & safety.
  

• Ability to follow schedules while adapting to changing operational needs.
  

• Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach.
  

• Ability to work independently and use initiative while following instructions.
  

• Basic understanding of COSHH and safe working practices (training can be provided).
  

• Knowledge of communal cleaning standards and estate environments (advantageous).