Building Cleaner

**Position Number**:
**Directorate**:SCS

**Service**:Property & Fleet Maintenance

**Location**:Katoomba Depot or Site Based

**Date**
**Created/Updated**

17th of January 2024

**Position Salary**
**Band**:
Band 1

**POSITION PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE**
To provide cleaning services to ensure Council assets and facilities are kept in a
clean, tidy and hygienic condition for the use of staff and the public.

**RELATIONSHIPS**

**Reports to**:(Position Title)**:Team Leader Building Cleansing

**Report to: (Position Number)**P00336

**Staff Responsibility**:Nil

**Key Internal Relationships**:Other BMCC Staff, team members within the
cleansing service

**Key External Relationships**:Nil

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Contribute to help Council deliver its sustainability goals.
- Carry out cleaning duties within the sites nominated by the Team Leader.
- Ensure all cleaning undertaken is performed to a high standard of quality.
- Ensure that areas being cleaned are maintained in a secure state in accordance

with directions from the Team Leader.
- Maintain security awareness including setting alarms and reporting all suspicious

activity to the Team Leader.
- Maintain an awareness of cleaning methods and materials.
- Provide support to, and relief of, other cleaning positions as required in other

areas and locations.
- Provide feedback on service levels and maintenance requirements.
- Ensure compliance with all business policies and procedures.
- Travel to different work locations.
- Review and update all work procedures as directed and report on system failures.
- Integrate quality, environmental and safety performance into all functions and

activities undertaken.
- Wear uniform / clothing supplied by BMCC as well as required safety clothing and

equipment appropriate to the task being undertaken.
- Continually review and improve work methods where related to this position’s

work activities in regard to best practice in environmental, quality and OH&S.**

**Guiding Principles**_ _
- We act as one organisation responding to the changing needs of our LGA and

community
- We are strategy led, driven by our Community Strategic Plan with clear

priorities and focus
- We are service focused ' we continuously improve service provision and

provide excellent customer service
- We collaborate and work together to achieve our outcomes
- We ensure safety and well-being is at the centre of our organisation,

operations and culture
- We are a financially sustainable organisation, living within our means,

ensuring best value resource allocation
These Guidelines complement the Council’s adopted Values of: Work Together;
Work Safe Home safe; Service Excellence; Value for Money; Trust and Respect;
and, Supporting Community

**Workplace Health & Safety**_ _

Ensure compliance with WHS obligations and responsibilities as outlined in Councils
policies and procedures and under the relevant WHS legislation. These include but
are not limited to: identifying potentially unsafe situations or work practices and
notifying your Supervisor or Manager (or the Health, Safety Manager/Area Safety
Representative); never performing a task that you believe is dangerous or for which
you do not have the experience, or have not received appropriate instructions and
training or where the correct equipment to carry out the task safely is not available;
always work in a safe manner and in accordance with safety instructions, where
applicable; use the work equipment supplied for the job, in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions), and any personal protective equipment, which the
Council deems necessary and has provided; be safety aware and report any actions
to your line manager which will assist the Council to meet its legal workplace health
and safety obligations.

You have the right to cease or direct cessation of unsafe work. In addition you are
required at all times to comply with Councils Asbestos Management Plan and Policy.

**Compliance & Risk**:

- (some roles may have more specific Compliance & Risk responsibilities, eg: Team _
- Leaders, Managers, Directors, specialsist etc)_

**COMMUNICATION**

The position is part of a team where communication and co-operation within the
team is essential to carry out the duties of the position. Escalation of safety or
maintenance related issues is imperative at being successful in this role.

Clear verbal and written communication skills are required to ensure information is
relayed and documented to supervisors.

**JUDGEMENT & PROBLEM SOLVING**

The position follows set procedures and schedules, as set out by the appropriate
level of supervision, and works to an established operational program. Areas or
situations that arise from unforeseen circumstances require direct communication to
supervisors or team leaders. This position requires forward planning to ensure that
levels of consumables and materials are always available.

**AUTHORITY**

The position has no delegations. The position makes minor deci