Cleaning Supervisor

Fingal is a highly attractive place to live, work, visit and do business. It comprises a geographical area of 450 sq.km stretching from Balbriggan in the north, to Blanchardstown in the west and to Howth in the east. The area is defined by the diversity of its landscape and settlement patterns with rural, urban and suburban locations all rolled into one county. There is 88kms of coastline, three large protected estuaries and salt marsh habitats and 13 major beaches.

Fingal County Council is one of the county’s major local employers and currently employs approximately 1,600 staff. The Council is mandated to deliver a diverse range of functions and services which can be broadly described under the headings of the provision of physical and social infrastructure, housing, economic and tourism development, community development, recreation and amenity services and the management of the planning and environmental regulatory framework. The role of the County Council as provided for in law is to represent, lead and serve the communities of Fingal.

1.    Duties

The holder of the position shall be responsible for the following duties as assigned by the Supervisor:

• Be a working cleaner in addition to supervisor duties.
• Be responsible for the supervision of a team of cleaners.
• Be responsible for keeping records in relation to time worked by the cleaners (e.g., annual leave, sick leave, etc.)
• Be responsible for ordering cleaning supplies.
• Any other relevant duties assigned by Head of Supervisors (Cleaners).

Cleaning Duties

• Floors - mop/wash or hoover all usable floor space within the building to which you are assigned.
• Bins - empty all bins.
• Offices spaces - polish and dust desks, computers, window ledges, radiators, pipe work, skirting boards, partitions, doors and walls.
• Glazing - clean and polish all glazing on office landings.
• Canteen facilities – mop/wash floor and tidy tables and chairs.
• Toilets – mop and wash floors, sinks, mirrors, door frames and handles.
• Tea Stations - clean and tidy tea stations & empty bins.
• Canteen utensils – keep utensils and equipment clean.
• Cleaning - canteen, shelves and fridge and dining area.
• Any other relevant cleaning duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.
• Complete PMDS with cleaning staff
• Opening and closing of library building

The above duties covering the Libraries in the Fingal Area, will be assigned to the cleaning staff by the supervisor as required.

General Duties

• To adhere to existing working practices, methods, procedures, undertake relevant training and development activities and to respond positively to new and alternative systems.
• To co-operate with the Council in complying with relevant health and safety legislation, policies and procedures in the performance of the duties of the post.
• To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection and associated guidelines where appropriate.

Training

While training is given to new candidates in relation to the carrying out of certain duties, it is a distinct advantage if the candidate has had training in Health and Safety, Manual Handling or Safe Pass etc.

2.    Qualifications and Requirements of the Post

CHARACTER

Each candidate must be of good character.

HEALTH

Candidates shall be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, ETC.

• Candidates shall have a level of education as will enable him/her to perform the duties of the post.

• Candidates shall have a high degree of personal presentation and enough English to carry out instructions.

• Previous experience is an advantage.

WAGES

€592.20 per week (30 hours)

The working hours are operated on a split shift basis: 7:30am – 11:30am, 3:30pm- 5:30pm, Monday to Friday in the Libraries Division

HEALTH

For the purpose of satisfying the requirement as to health it will be necessary for successful candidates, before they are employed, to undergo a medical examination by a qualified medical practitioner to be nominated by the Local Authority.

RETIREMENT AGE

The retirement age is 70 years.

Recruitment

A local authority may decide, by reason of the number of persons seeking admission to a competition, to carry out a shortlisting procedure. The number of persons to be invited, in these circumstances, to interview shall be determined by the local authority from time to time, having regard to the likely number of vacancies to be filled.

Selection will be by means of an interview conducted by or on behalf of the local authority. Candidates will be required to pay any expenses incurred by them in attending the interview.

Panels may be formed on the basis of such interviews. Candidates whose names are on a panel and who satisfy the local authority that they possess the qualification declared for the post and that they are otherwise suitable for employment may, within the life of the panel, be employed as appropriate vacancies arise.

The local authority shall require a person to whom employment is offered to take up such employment within a period of not more than 6 weeks and if he or she fails to take up the employment within such period or such longer period as the local authority in its absolute discretion may determine, the local authority shall not employ the person.