Job title: Cleaning Operative 12 Months Fixed term contract

Location: HMP Lowdham Grange, Nottingham

Salary: Up to £19,768 per annum plus Serco benefits

Working hours: Fixed term, Full time, 40 hours per week

HMP Lowdham Grange is a category B training prison situated in Nottingham, operated by Serco. Lowdham Grange houses adult male offenders aged 21 and over with sentences over four years and with at least 12 months to serve. It has a maximum capacity of 920.

One of the biggest aspects of life at Lowdham Grange which can sometimes be forgotten - the fact that prisoners are our customers. Our engagement with prisoners is at the heart of everything we do in order to fulfil our obligation to prepare offenders for effective release into the community, and to truly live by our values: Safe; Secure; Responsible; Decent and Efficient.

As the Cleaner at Serco, your general responsibilities will include:

• To complete all cleans identified, to a compliant standard, within the timescale given
• To report all completed cleans to Line Manager/update on the system
• To notify the Maintenance Administration Department if any defects are found that could affect the safety of prisoners
• To clean carpets where required using appropriate equipment

As the Cleaner you will be responsible for Material Management, ensuring to only purchase materials from approved Serco suppliers and keep receipts for all transactions to identify and record what materials are used for each job / property. Where specified only purchase the agreed Serco standard material's unless alternative substitutions can be provide due to stock requirements. You will replenish the stock inventory when required and update line manager and AORA. Lastly, you will remove appropriate waste from properties when in attendance and ensure the waste is disposed of in approved license areas and re-cycled where possible.

What you need to do the job

Firstly, you will be flexible and proactive with a commitment to customer satisfaction and continuous improvement to working approach. You will have good interpersonal skills. You will need to carry out all duties assigned to him in a safe manner, observing all statutory regulations and the local regulations.

Why Serco?

Meaningful and vital work: As part of a highly collaborative team, you'll be able to strongly influence hiring managers efforts that help us deliver vital services.

A world of opportunity: Working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, your next opportunity and challenge won't be hard to find.

Great people: You'll find yourself working with a variety of highly motivated, supportive and experienced colleagues, where no two days are the same.

What we offer

• Pension - 6%
• Childcare vouchers
• Bike4Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Serco Benefits package - discounts include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships
• A safe and supportive culture
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks - SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the 'Ban the Box' pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.