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Salary: £34,049 per annum, inclusive of Inner London Weighting and 12% unsocial hours payment
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full-time, Fixed Term
Workplace category: Work place based
Attachments: Job Information Pack
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Early Start Cleaner
Smithfield Market
Fixed term until 31 March 2028
Workplace Attendance Category for this role is:
Workplace based – completely workplace based, with no option to work from home.
About the Role
We are looking for a reliable and hardworking Early Start Cleaner to join our Markets team. This hands-on role involves maintaining a high standard of cleanliness across the Market site and supporting the maintenance team in ensuring the smooth running of daily operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Clean communal areas, including sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, and polishing
- Clean toilets and windows as needed
- Use industrial cleaning equipment, including scrubber driers and pressure washers
- Remove rubbish, waste, and Market produce
- Transport materials and assist tradespeople as required
- Operate safely using appropriate tools, equipment, and manual handling techniques
- Follow all health and safety procedures
What We’re Looking For
- Some experience in industrial cleaning (desirable)
- Ability to use industrial cleaning products and equipment
- Basic English skills to understand safety procedures and cleaning instructions
- Physically able to carry out manual tasks and early shift work
- Reliable, team-focused, and safety-conscious
Working Hours
- Early morning shifts: 4:00am to 12:00pm, based on operational needs
If this role is advertised as a secondment, secondments are subject to the agreement of your department releasing you, therefore, you need to discuss this with your line manager prior to applying. The purpose of this will be to discuss what, if any, impact your secondment might have on the service and service delivery should your application be successful, and how this might be addressed.
The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme to ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation, to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do.
Closing date: 12 noon on 27 August 2025
Interviews will be held on 3 September 2025
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Alternatively, please contact 020 7332 3978 (24 hr answerphone) quoting reference number OSUR793 if you experience any difficulties. A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We reserve the right to close the advert earlier should we receive a high number of applications.
Because our roles are so varied, we don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ policy for workplace attendance. How many days a week you’ll be required to attend your workplace will depend on the requirements of your role. It’s important that you understand the requirements before applying to ensure you are able to meet them. We are committed to considering requests to work flexibly and job share. Requests will be considered by the recruiting manager in line with our policies and business needs.
For more information on our categories for workplace attendance, please view our guide here.
We will be reviewing this policy and approach at regular intervals to ensure we’re meeting our attendance needs.