Cleaner

Job Reference:

1770

Location:

Cambridgeshire

Hours of Work:

5 hours per week (part-time)

Salary:

£12.71 per hour

Contract Type:

Permanent

Closing Date:

01 May 2026

ID: 1770

Job Title – Cleaner

Service: Peterborough Woodfield Park Community Centre

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Location: Woodfield Park Community Centre PE1 4XE

Hours: 5 hours per week (part time)

Contract: Permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

Family Action Peterborough manage pre-schools across the city and works with other agencies to provide support to families through our Woodfield Park Community Project.

We are seeking a reliable and flexible Cleaner to work under the direction of the Business Manager at our Woodfield Park Centre on Normanton Road.

The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the centre and carrying out weekly fire alarm testing. From time to time, you may also be required to open and close the building to support groups using the facilities.
If you have good DIY skills, there will be opportunities for additional hours to undertake minor repairs, seasonal grass cutting, and general garden maintenance.

You should be well organised, have previous cleaning experience, and be willing to work flexibly. If this sounds like you, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced level

Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April after a full year’s service by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
• Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: 01/05/26 23:59
For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email: gill.redhead@family-action.org.uk

All appointments with Family Action are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action because we know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and we strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support.

All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme and request priority consideration for an interview, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role.

To help remove financial barriers to working with us, we will reimburse reasonable travel costs if you are invited to attend an interview in person.