Cleaning Supervisor

Role: Cleaning Supervisor

Department: Estates & Facilities Management

Location:Carbrook

Salary: 28914 - 31749 (pro rata)

Hours: 18.5

Contract Type: Permanent

In this role you will be responsible for implementing and developing cleaning operations at multi-site locations.

Key responsibilities:

• Direct Supervision of cleaning staff to include:

• To be responsible for the provision of operational cleaning to the required specification within a specific geographical area throughout South Yorkshire Police.

• To supervise cleaning staff to ensure:

  • The required quality of service is provided

  • Workloads are allocated fairly and in accordance with the contract specification.

  • That all Health & Safety policies and procedures are fully complied.

  • Provision of equipment and materials to specified standards.

  • Interviewing of new applicants for employment

  • Identification of training needs and the provision of induction training for new staff.

  • Sickness performance and welfare monitoring of staff.

  • Monitor expenditure through the use of weekly hours allocated.

  • Site quality inspections and quality control.

• To ensure that the security requirement of each location is adhered to by the cleaning workforce.

• To assist in the development and implementation of new methods attending development and training courses.

• To provide emergency cover and transport in cases of staff shortages including cover for other Cleaning Supervisors geographical areas in their absence.

Skills and experience:

• Industrial Cleaning Work History.
• Experience of working to specifications.
• 764/1 & 764/2 qualification or equivalent and BICs Trained.
• Trained in Chemical identification (COSHH) and experience of working and controlling multi-site locations.
• Hold a full Driving Licence and experience of using computer packages such as Word and Excel.
• Good communication both written and oral and willing to work unsociable hours as required.

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 hybrid role.

Hybrid:Applicable when thework can be undertaken at any location whether that be a SYP building or from home.

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.

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

Closing Date: 11th December 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.

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

View our recruitment video:

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