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You'll deliver a vital cleaning service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe and clean places to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.\nTrusted employer\nSecurity offered by permanent positions\nFlexible hours to suit (morning, evening or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours\nSessional hours (school term only) available on some posts\nPaid annual leave (where applicable)\nExcellent pension scheme\nOpportunities to progress to supervisory level\nEmployee benefits and colleague discount scheme\nCommunity connection - looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours.\nAs part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.\nMAJOR TASKS/JOB ACTIVITIES\nTo empty litter and recycling bins.\nThe cleaning of all surfaces, internal glass, floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings within a group of buildings.\nThe cleaning of all sanitary areas, toilets and showers and the replenishment of washroom consumables.\nEmergency and re-active cleaning as required, e.g. removal of graffiti, body fluid spillages, accidental spillages.\nThe care and cleanliness of all equipment used in carrying out the above duties.\nOther tasks as may reasonably be required that relate to the role, including supporting cleaning tasks across other buildings where required.\nThe post holder will be required to deliver to the cleaning specification requirements and to cooperate with performance measurement so that the overall agreed standards are met.\n*Facilities Management has overall responsibility for keyholding to enable opening and closing of buildings that we service. As part of the duties of a Cleaning Operative and in this particular role, you will be required to be a key holder to fulfil these tasks. This typically would include operation of security alarm systems when opening a building, closing accessible windows and doors, switching off lights and ensuring that premises are left safe and secure when closing.\nPlease see the supporting documents for more information about the role.\nThis post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.\nWe are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.\nFind out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4\nAs part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.\nYou can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council\nOur salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.\nHappy to talk flexible working.\nFollow us on X at @edincounciljobs\nView Cleaning Operative Job Description\nView Cleaning Operative Person Specification","description_format":"text","description_chars":4552,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Primary Education","Public Administration & Local Government"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T23:50:02Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":34,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.623,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":16,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:7","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/edinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/edinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T03:36:05Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4883,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":36103},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=36103"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fedinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fedinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fedinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/edinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fedinburgh-cleaning-operative-leith-academy"}]}