High Level Cleaner / Maintenance Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

The high level window cleaning and maintenance operative will provide a comprehensive service ensuring a high-quality service is delivered to RBH by forming part of mobile team providing high level cleaning and maintenance service for the Royal Berkshire Estates Team. Planned preventative maintenance and reactive/planned work to be carried out daily to ensure tasks are completed to a high standard.

Although the primary focus is on cleaning, as a HIGH LEVEL team member you will be required to attend training for MEWPs and other plant/machinery where needed. (Harness training, working at height, and others)

Your role will cover a range of jobs but not limited to these High level window cleaning, cleaning flat roofs, plant rooms, gulleys and gutters, pressure washing, drain washing, and assisting other members of the onsite team.

Reporting to a supervisor/manager, you will cultivate relationships with our clients and managers alongside staff, to ensure an efficient and consistent level of operational performance.

Another critical aspect to the role will be safety and hazard awareness where you will be required to lead by example and promote a think safe culture.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good standard of general education

Desirable

• General education to GCSE level or equivalent in Math's, English, and Science

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of a range of building services and repairs and / or previous experience in a building services maintenance environment
• Basic Health & Safety Moving & Handling Techniques

Desirable

• Ability to safely and competently carry out work or other trades
• COSHH Awareness
• Legionella awareness training
• Asbestos awareness training

Other

Essential

• Enhanced DBS Clearance
• A full UK Driving Licence
• Willingness to work across the different Trust sites

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

• Effective communication (written & verbal) skills
• Numeracy skills
• Ability to follow instructions
• Ability to work to tight and conflicting priorities
• Computer literacy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)