Cleaner - Widemarsh Children's Centre

Title: Cleaning Operative
Contract: Permanent
Locations:  Widemarsh Children’s Centre (Explorers)
Hours: 10 per week
Salary:  £12.35 per hour 
Annual Leave: Taken during term holidays 

Closing Date: 04/01/2026
Interview Date: 8th 9th and 12th January 2026

Hoople is looking to recruit a cleaning operative at Widemarsh Children’s Centre, Hereford

As a Cleaning Operative, you will carry out a variety of housekeeping tasks, safely and professionally and to a high standard.

Your day-to-day duties will include:

Cleaning of designated areas within the centre
Mopping and sweeping floors
Use of vacuum cleaners for the cleaning of carpets
Cleaning desks and other furniture
Cleaning of kitchenettes
Cleaning of welfare facilities - washrooms
Use and handling chemicals
Empty waste bins, remove rubbish to collection areas
Carrying out any other reasonable management requests

Working Hours:
Monday to Friday 05.00pm to 07.00pm preferred (to be discussed at interview)

Hoople offer an Aviva salary sacrifice pension scheme.  We also provide a flexible benefits scheme which provides a range of benefits and discounts across retailers, the option to buy or sell annual leave, cycle to work scheme and healthcare plans.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity.  All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered. 

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for: 

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme;
• Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
•  Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must apply online for this vacancy.

Our vision

To provide excellent business support services to the public sector and those who work with them.

Our mission

Creating and building trusted and sustainable relationships in order to deliver business critical services for our key customers.

Our values

• Passion for improvement - Continuous improvement to develop more effective ways of delivering services for our customers
• Customer focus - Satisfying our customers and helping them to support themselves
• Professional integrity - Bringing the best of our shared technical expertise and professional values to our work
• Mutual support - Whether one-to-one or in teams, we encourage and support each other to strive for excellent performance in all that we do
• Ambition - Our staff are committed to the success of our company in delivering effective services to organisations, communities and individuals