Salary: Band 4, £27,204 - £27,513 (Please note it is Northumbria Police policy to appoint at the beginning of the band)
Location: North Tyneside & Northumberland
Hours/Contract: Permanent, Full Time
This role will be working 37 hours, 6am-2pm Monday to Friday, predominantly based at Middle Engine Lane, Wallsend, but will cover various locations across North Tyneside and Northumberland. (Vehicle provided)
Working for #TeamNP
Our purpose at Team NP is simple: to keep people safe and to fight crime. But it takes more than officers alone to do the job – and that’s where our 2,000-strong team of police staff and 200 volunteers come in.
As one of the largest police forces in England we have a huge variety of departments and specialisms offering you endless opportunities. From mentoring and coaching schemes and online soft skills courses to leadership development programmes; we’ll give you the support, training and time to carve out the career you always wanted.
As one of the top 50 UK inclusive employers and a disability confident employer, we promote a culture of respect in the workplace so everyone can feel seen, heard and valued.
Whether you’re a member of staff or a volunteer, you can also expect first-rate support to manage your health and wellbeing. With year-round events, a 24/7 welfare support hotline and a leading approach to neurodiversity, our initiatives enable you to be at your best.
Above all else, here at Team NP, we can offer you a career that is so much more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something that really matters.
Learn about our full benefits package
The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Business Services Department as a Cleaning Supervisor.
Our Business Services team keep things running smoothly for all of us here at Northumbria Police. They are a large team covering various services, including maintenance, health and safety, and supporting Front Line Policing. Sound like a team you’d like to work with? This could be the perfect time to join us as a Cleaning Team Supervisor.
Our Cleaning team are responsible for ensuring our buildings are clean and safe for employees, visitors, and members of the public. In this role you’ll be supervising a team of cleaners, making sure they meet service delivery standards and adhere to health and safety regulations.
What you’ll do
- Manage your team by mentoring and supporting them, to ensure they achieve the required standards and performance.
- Carry out regular audits and inspections to check the quality of cleaning is satisfactory.
- Train and coach your team to deliver excellent work.
- Plan and organise resourcing of your team.
- Implement and manage the attendance management procedure.
- Carry out stock audits.
- Recruitment and selection of new employees.
- Liaise with management to deliver an exceptional service to the force.
Sound interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please view the job description
- Excellent planning and organisation skills
- A full manual driving licence (vehicle provided).
- Experience of resourcing and planning work schedules.
- The ability to problem-solve quickly.
- Great team working skills.
- Strong ability to work with a diverse range of people.
- Knowledge of cleaning health and safety and COSHH.
Ideally, we’d like you to have supervised people previously, however if you are motivated to learn we’d still love to hear from you.
We know it's important for you to feel that you're not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Interested to learn more? For further information about the role please contact Sara Conlin by email at sara.conlin@northumbria.police.uk
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Cleaning Supervisor with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face to face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, working together to improve the lives of disabled employees. As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. In cases of very high application volumes, we may prioritise those who most closely meet the criteria, applying the same fair approach for all candidates.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
Use of AI in Applications: At Northumbria Police, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While AI can be a valuable resource, we encourage applicants to ensure their submissions accurately reflect their personal qualifications, experiences, and skills. Our selection process includes thorough evaluations to verify the authenticity and suitability of all applications. We value genuine and thoughtful responses that showcase your unique strengths and perspectives.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period. If you are successful in your application, you will have a 6month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
