Job details
- Salary: £12,066.32 per annum (inclusive of allowances)
- Location: Civic Centre, Gravesend
- Status: Part time, permanent
- Hours: 18 hours per week
- Closing date: 23 October 2025
The Role
- Cleaning tasks to include however are not limited to cleaning toilets, mopping floors, cleaning and polishing of fixtures and fittings, changing bins, unblocking toilets, replacing toilet rolls, hand towels and soap as required
- To open and lock facilities
- To ensure that the facilities, including the interior and exterior of the building are well always presented and maintained to a high standard of cleanliness
- To carry out minor maintenance tasks such as unblocking toilets and cleaning machine work
- To ensure fixtures and fittings including but not subject to cubicle doors, baby changing units, toilet seats, hand towel and toilet roll dispensers are inspected daily and any faults found are reported to the Cleaning Supervisor and/or Facilities Officer
- To check all facilities entrances and carry out a litter pick and sweep of the area if required
- To undertake all training arranged, reasonable to position
About you
- Previous cleaning experience or experience working in a similar role
- Confident communicating and dealing with members of the public
- Good timekeeping
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good attention to detail
- Clean Manual driving license
- Good knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety practice
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.