Cleaner

Cleaner

Job reference:005297

Salary:£12.75

Closing date:26/05/2026

Location:Milton Keynes

Job Description

Housekeeper / Cleaner – MacIntyre

Join MacIntyre and help create clean, safe, and welcoming environments for the people we support. We are looking for a reliable, caring, and hardworking person who shares our values and wants to make a positive difference every day.

In this role, you will help maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across our homes and learning environments, supporting the wellbeing, comfort, and safety of the people who draw on our support. Duties will include cleaning communal areas, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, and other designated spaces, as well as laundry duties, waste disposal, general tidying, and deep cleaning tasks.

You will work as part of a respectful and supportive team, following cleaning schedules, infection prevention procedures, COSHH regulations, and health & safety guidance. You will also be responsible for reporting any maintenance, safety, safeguarding, or supply concerns to your line manager.

At MacIntyre, we value teamwork, professionalism, and kindness. We’re looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, trustworthy, and reliable
• Physically fit and able to carry out cleaning duties
• A good communicator with basic IT skills
• Able to follow health & safety and infection control procedures
• Passionate about supporting others and working in line with MacIntyre’s values

Previous cleaning or care-sector experience is preferred, but full training and ongoing support will be provided.

Be part of a team that values respect, inclusion, teamwork, and making a real difference every day.

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About you

• Someone reliable, organised and takes pride in their work
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Respect for people’s homes, choices and independence
• Someone who enjoys being part of a friendly, supportive team

Experience is helpful, but your values, energy and approach matter most.

"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."

About us
MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism.

We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

Training and Development

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job.

But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost)
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period)
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

How to apply
If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV.

Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call usand we will send an application form to you.

Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today.

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.

MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.