Cleaner Contract

To provide a professional and comprehensive cleaning service which must meet the expected standards required by Haringey Council.

To ensure that all relevant Haringey Health and Safety measures are adhered to.

1. To carry out:

General cleaning tasks, including mopping, sweeping, dusting (both low and high levels), damp wiping and buffing of both horizontal and vertical surfaces which include desks, cabinets, walls, doors, chairs, vision panel, windows, and sills, cleaning washrooms to include descale of toilets, urinals and showers, vacuuming floors and soft furnishing, emptying, and cleaning of waste bins with remove of waste sacks to the designated recycling areas and to place in the appropriate bin.

Periodic cleaning to include insides of fridges and microwave ovens with the moving of small surface equipment to clean surrounding areas.

Spillage cleaning – to include blood and bodily fluids

To ensure a full knowledge and understanding of designated duties, work areas, activities and expected standards of performance.

2. To ensure that you carry out all allocated cleaning duties to satisfaction of Haringey and as instructed by the Management Team.

4. To understand that the corporate monthly percentage scores for audits are to be maintained along with associated paperwork as required.
5. To ensure that that the cleaning duties are carried out within the contracted hours and if completed before this time, to assist with additional tasks as instructed by your Supervisor/Management Team.
6. To understand Haringey’s policies and procedures and to complete all relevant paperwork required for the Management Team
7. To understand and comply with Haringey’s health and safety policies and procedures.
8. To ensure and maintain high standards of personal hygiene, with special attention to hands, fingernails, hair care and general appearance. For reasons of safety whist working, you must wear: the ‘Haringey Facilities Team’ uniform allocated to you, sturdy closed toed shoes, and minimum jewellery.
9. To ensure that your issued uniform is always maintained and presentable. To wear appropriate PPE as required.
10. To be responsible for your own health and safety and always maintain a safe working environment for others in your workplace.
11. To ensure that you do not attempt any work activity to include use of chemicals, substances, and machinery unless you have been trained to do so and with the authority of the Management Team
12. To understand and adhered to the absent and sickness procedure and report sickness, absence or accident, to your Supervisor/Management Team, allowing sufficent time to cover your shift.
13. To ensure that all cleaning equipment and machinery is checked for safe to use prior and on completion of the cleaning task and is returned clean and tidy to the store area.
14. To be responsible for your cleaning storage area, ensuring that it is clean, tidy, and sufficiently stock with relevant chemicals and materials and with no personal items.
15. To preform cover or miscellaneous cleaning duties as appropriate or as instructed by you Supervisor/Management Team.
16. To attend and actively take part in any training sessions, general discussions, and toolbox talks.

To report any faults or failings to the Supervisor/Line Manger