Cleaner/caretaker - Hove, United Kingdom - BNJC

Description

Our vision:

As a charity, we aim to breathe fresh life into the Brighton & Hove Jewish community and provide outstanding facilities and cultural events for everyone in the city to enjoy.

Our mission:

Our state-of-the-art community centre will provide facilities for residential, educational, cultural, religious, social and co-working.

By building a brand-new synagogue, outstanding kosher dining options and programming cultural events and classes, we aim to support Jewish life in Brighton, across the spectrum.

We aim to put the outstanding seaside city of Brighton & Hove back on the Jewish map and attract the Jewish community from all backgrounds to call Brighton & Hove their home.

Our inclusive and diverse community will welcome people of all faiths and no faiths to make use of our outstanding facilities.

When we open our doors in early 2023, BNJC will add to the vibrancy and diversity of Brighton & Hove to become a community hub for all to enjoy.

The site:

The site is comprised of 'residential', 'commercial' and communal areas. The residential side has 35 apartments and 10 Mews houses, giving it a capacity of over 100 residents.


The commercial facilities include:

a Gym, Kosher restaurant, Co-working office, an event space which can fit into two rooms, a Synagogue, two classrooms and a Nursery.

The communal areas include the outside courtyard, the corridors, and the stair cores.


About the role

The cleaner/caretaker plays a key role in the cleanliness, maintenance, and safety of the internal and external areas of the commercial and communal areas of site.

Above keeping the site clean and organised, the caretaker will be part of the BNJC team and community. We are looking for two enthusiastic and organised cleaner/caretakers with great attention to detail. You will need to be flexible, adaptable and take ownership over your day-to-day responsibilities. Each facility and communal area of the site will need to be carefully looked after.

You will work closely in a team of three with the Facilities Coordinator/site manager and the other cleaner/caretaker to ensure each area of the site is kept clean and maintained throughout the day.

The cleaner/caretaker will be responsible for setting up the events space for a range of activities taking place across the week, alongside our on-site accommodation which will be used to host members of the community throughout the year.

You will need to be comfortable handling audio-visual equipment as well as some knowledge of Health and Safety.


Duties and responsibilities

Cleaning
Tidying, cleaning, and maintaining the commercial and communal facilities across the BNJC site within a specific schedule.
Sweeping, vacuuming and mopping floors of facilities, corridors and communal stair cores.
Surfaces, windowsills, internal windows and appliances to be sanitised, scrubbed, wiped down.
Cleaning and maintenance of public toilets, ensuring they are stocked with consumables
Cleaning of the event space before and after use.
Keeping records of cleaning products and equipment, ensuring we have full stock.
Handling all furniture, equipment and appliances carefully.
To wear the appropriate protective clothing and handle all chemicals in accordance with COSHH and Health and Hygiene regulations.
Spot cleaning of spillages


Caretaking
Changing of refuse and recycling across the site.
Changing sanitary bins in the toilets in line with waste disposal legal requirements.

Moving and organising tables, chairs, partitions and audio-visual equipment for the planned events and programming throughout the week in the event space and classrooms.

Sweeping leaves in the courtyard area and outside of the site.
Opportunities for gardening and window cleaning in the outside areas of the site.
Gathering and organising laundry collection and drop-off, which is contracted to an outside company.
Set up our two Mews Houses in different formats which will serve
different residential purposes.
Identifying and reporting maintenance issues across the site, fixing


Responsibilities over the Sabbath (Day of Rest):
There will be certain responsibilities linked to the Sabbath, such as
giving access to guests at certain times of the day.


Person specification
Right to work in the UK
Physically fit enabling you to work intensively for the whole of a shift
Have some experience in cleaning/caretaking a large site
Some knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH
Confident and knowledgeable in use of cleaning equipment & materials
Excellent attention to detail
Be highly organised and have great communication skills
Strive for excellent customer service
Be a supportive and thoughtful team player
Ability to act on own initiative deal with any unexpected issues that
arise
Willing to move furniture and equipment around
Flexibility in schedule and willing to work on the weekend


Benefits / Contract Terms
Start date - February 2023
Salary - £21.5K
Permanent Role
40 hour working week
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