Job details
- Salary: £12,401.50 per annum (inclusive of allowances)
- Location: Civic Centre, Gravesend
- Status: Part time, permanent
- Hours: 18.5 hours per week
- Closing date: 23 October 2025
The Role
To unlock and lock the public conveniences and carry out a full safety check of the building as part of the opening and closing process.
Cleaning tasks to include however are not limited to cleaning toilets, mopping floors, cleaning, cleaning and polishing of fixtures and fittings, changing bins, unblocking toilets, replacing toilet rolls, hand towels and soap as required.
To ensure the facilities are fit for use and remain free from hazards. To report all maintenance and repair issues to the Cleaning Supervisor and/or Facilities Manager, including the reporting of any Health and Safety concerns.
To ensure fixtures and fittings including but not subject to cubicle doors, toilet seats, hand towel and toilet roll dispensers are inspected daily and any faults found are reported to the Cleaning Supervisor and/or Facilities Manager.
To undertake all training arranged, reasonable to position. Any other work as can be reasonably required for the daily operation of the facilities and Council managed buildings.
To effectively dispose of waste and recycle effectively where possible. To ensure that sharps and needles are disposed with safely and to communicate sharps and needle findings to the Facilities Manager.
The post holder may be required to assist with the cleaning of the public toilets during council run events, including evenings and weekends.
The post holder will need to be flexible and be able to commit to working a variety of shifts across 7 days a week. including weekends, bank holidays and evenings.
About you
- Previous cleaning experience
- Good Time keeper, reliable
- Good at working as a team member but can also work alone
- Communicates well and has experience of dealing with the general public
- Full clean UK manual driving licence
- To exercise a good understanding and practise in COSHH and Health and Safety practices
Working for Gravesham
We are committed to delivering to the community and working with us means you are part of delivering the level of growth and improvement our community needs and deserves. A range of services have been provided to over 106,000 people and 4,000 businesses.
The Borough of Gravesham, situated in the north west corner of Kent, covers 25,000 acres of the most varied countryside in south east England. Bordered by the River Thames to the north, it is at the heart of Thames Gateway and has a significant role to play in the regeneration of a major government growth area.
Read more information about working for us.
Benefits
- A minimum of 23 Days Annual Leave plus paid bank holidays
- Membership to Local Government Pension Scheme - Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to over 1000+ instant discounts from favourite retailers, restaurants, food delivery services and attractions via our benefits portal VivUp
- Career development, training opportunities and access to e-learning
- Access to eye care vouchers and VDU Glasses
- External Occupational Health service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to EAP Services 24/7
- Free parking
- Octopus Electric Vehicles Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Important Information
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job description.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please call John Durling on 01474 337263.
The proposed interview date for this role is 28 October 2025.
How to apply
Please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@gravesham.gov.uk by 23 October 2025.
If you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted.
All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email, if you require documentation in different format such as braille or large print, please contact the Human Resources Team on 01474 337374.