Strongroom Cleaner (part time 6 hours per week) Reading, England
Job description
Part time – 6 hours, Permanent
Based at Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading RG1 6AF
This is a great opportunity to get involved with the archives of the Royal County. We’re looking for someone to help us keep our collections clean.
Berkshire Record Office is run as a joint service by six councils: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. Our collections reflect these places as well as historical North Berkshire, which included towns like Abingdon, Wallingford and Wantage. Notable holdings include the archives of Broadmoor Hospital, the Thames Conservancy and Reading Prison.
We offer a warm welcome into a small and dedicated team. Staff share an enthusiasm for Berkshire’s history and looking after it. We are based in a modern building just outside Reading town centre and open to the public Tuesdays-Fridays.
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
About the role
You will spend time safely cleaning floors, and dusting shelves and collections within our strongrooms. These are secure areas that maintain controlled temperature and humidity. Appropriate training will be given and equipment made available.
You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do
Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential
Be Ambitious - be demanding of our own performance – striving to be even better – and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way
Make a Difference to Reading - maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed
About you
You need to respect the collections, and work carefully. You don’t need any formal qualifications or experience, but we’ll be looking for someone who respects the special nature of our work.
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Innovation and ambition is strongly encouraged, and you’ll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
- Generous holiday entitlement - 24 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 32 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
- A wide range of flexible working opportunities
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted, and a salary sacrifice scheme to help lower the cost of your nursery fees
- Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax
If you would like an informal discussion about the post please contact Sue Hourigan, on 0118 937 5135 (email [email protected])
Closing Date: 15th February 2023
Interview Date: to be arranged
Interview format: 2 person panel interview, based on job description, with a short test for cleaning skills. And, although it does not form part of the interview, we are very happy to offer you a tour of the Record Office.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.
