Cleaning Manager

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Job description

• One Sixth Form, Ipswich
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year - Permanent
• Salary: £30,295 per annum - £33,944 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience)

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for cleanliness and hygiene? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a knack for managing teams? If so, we want you to be our next Cleaning Manager!

As the Cleaning Manager, you'll oversee the efficient operation of our cleaning services, ensuring our campuses remain spotless and welcoming for students, faculty, and visitors. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading and motivating our cleaning teams
• Maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Managing inventory and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations
• Building positive relationships with stakeholders
• Handling recruitment, training, and performance evaluations
• Developing and managing the cleaning department budget

What We Offer:

• A supportive, motivational working environment
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• The chance to make a real impact on our campus community

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply now to join our team and help us create a clean, safe, and inspiring environment for all!

We also offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Access to our employee assistance programme
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Free parking
• Canteen
• Company Events
• Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes.
• Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
• Funded subject course development for your role
• Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
• Career progression opportunities available

Suffolk Academies Trust is currently comprised of One Sixth Form College in Ipswich and Abbeygate Sixth Form College in Bury St Edmunds. Together with West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, we have formed the Eastern Education Group, which is a collective of visionary post-16 education providers. Sharing the same ambitious strategic aims, we are committed to providing outstanding vocational and academic excellence to over 15,000 students across the region.

West Suffolk College is one of the country's leading further education and apprenticeship providers. Our apprenticeship results have consistently remained above the national average. We offer many degrees, HNCs and HNDs at our focused and inclusive University Studies Centre . We have around 13,000 students including nearly 2,000 apprentices studying with us.

As a College, our Character Strengths and Mission Statement underpin our expectations of all our students and employees. Please familiarise yourself with these and incorporate them into your personal statement; this will be of benefit if you are invited to attend for an interview.

This is an opportunity to join a hugely supportive organisation where we value, support and facilitate your professional development, as well as offering many other benefits including an attractive pension scheme, staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance.

This College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

For further information please contact our recruitment team at: [email protected]

Completed application forms should be made via out recruitment portal - if you have not heard from a member of the HR Team within 14 working days, please presume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Closing Date: 8.00am Wednesday 24 th July 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 29 th July 2024

We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date so early applications are encouraged. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender

reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age in accordance with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010.

The College is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all the required pre-employment checks on the successful candidate including an enhanced DBS Disclosure.

All data will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. For more information about how we access and use your information please visit our website.