Cleaning Operative
Location: Brighton
Salary: £10,530 per annum. This is at the rate of £13.50 per hour.
Vacancy Type: Permanent/Part Time
Closing date: 12pm Friday 22 May 2026
Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Cleaning Operative on a part-time, permanent basis.
Reporting to: Deputy Head of Facilities Services (Cleaning)
Main purpose of the role: To maintain a high standard of cleanliness across all assigned areas, helping to provide a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
General Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting with keeping designated areas clean, including hallways, floors, toilets, showers and classrooms as examples.
- Using the cleaning equipment and materials to carry out duties safely. This may include diluting and using cleaning chemicals, as instructed following COSHH regulations.
- Operating cleaning machinery in accordance with instructions and within Health & Safety guidelines and to keep such machinery in a clean and safe condition, reporting faults to the Deputy Head of Facilities Services (Cleaning).
- Carrying out emergency cleaning as required – this may be as a result of accidents or sickness as examples.
- Reporting defects, such as faulty plugs or fuses to your supervisor.
- Taking appropriate Health & Safety precautions, where necessary, whilst carrying out required duties, thereby ensuring the personal safety of all staff, pupils and visitors.
- Responding to any other reasonable management request.
Person Specification:
The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas:
- Physical fitness, encompassing the ability to bend, stretch, lean, reach and carry heavy, awkward items.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Punctual, reliable and trustworthy.
- Good time management skills.
- The ability to work both alone and in a team.
- A polite, friendly and helpful attitude.
- The ability to speak confidently and courteously to parents, pupils and staff at all levels of seniority.
- Awareness of health and safety procedures.
- The ability to read and understand written instructions.
- Some of your work could be physically demanding and involve lifting. You may also need to work at heights using ladders.
- In-house cleaning training will be provided to NVQ level 2 standards.
Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday, 4.00pm to 7.00pm (15 hours per week).
Holidays:
23 days, plus bank holidays increasing to 28 days plus bank holidays after 2 years of service.
Benefits:
- Complimentary lunch is provided.
- Free tickets to the College’s music, dance and drama performances.
- Job specific Learning and Development programme available to all employees.
- Life Cover is provided whilst working at Brighton College after successfully passing probation period.
- Contributory pension scheme with matching contributions from the employer up to 9%, which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled into within three months of commencement of employment.
- Employee benefit and discount platform.
Wellbeing:
- Subsidised gym membership for the School of Science and Sport is available, which includes access to yoga and Pilates classes, meditation sessions and use of the gym and swimming pool.
- Personalised health and wellbeing consultations.
- Generous sickness policy.
- Comprehensive wellbeing package.
- Access to books, magazines and DVDs from the College Library.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Brighton College, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application
