Cleaner

Cleaner
 

Help keep our community spaces clean, safe and welcoming every day. As a Cleaner with Central Coast Council, you will play a practical, hands-on role in maintaining public amenities across the Coast and helping us Rewrite the Future for our community.
• Work independently while being part of a supportive Facilities Services team.
• Make a visible difference by supporting clean, safe and well-presented public amenities.
• Permanent full-time role with access to a 9-day fortnight.
• Tool of Trade Vehicle is assigned to this position.
 

About the role
As a Cleaner, you will be responsible for the detailed cleaning of Council’s public amenities within an assigned area, ensuring facilities are maintained to the required quality and frequency. You will also carry out minor building repairs, paint out limited
graffiti vandalism, report works requiring attention and recommend ways to improve productivity and service quality.
 

To be successful in this role, you will have:
• Current Class C Driver’s Licence.
• Valid Construction General Induction Card — NSW WorkCover or equivalent, or willingness to obtain.
• Demonstrated relevant experience in cleaning public amenities.
• Experience communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with staff and members of the public.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team.
• A flexible and practical approach, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Commitment to safe work practices, quality customer service and supporting positive community outcomes.
 

Offer Details
The commencing salary for this position is up to $66,062. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $76,543 on completion of assessment of skills and performance plus 12% superannuation + $20.29 per week working allowance.
• Permanent full-time role rostered Monday to Friday between 4:00am and 2:00pm, with opportunities for weekend work and penalty rates
• This role will be able to access a 9 day fortnight
• This role is required to work across Central Coast Council facilities
 

Want to know more?
The contact person for this role Claire Calderon, Acting Team Leader Facilities Services. You can contact Claire Calderon on 0428 346 161
 

This position will close for applications at midnight on Sunday, 6 September 2026.
 

We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.

Extra benefits
At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:
• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Council may create an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

How to apply
We have put together some additional resources to help you apply for a role at Central Coast Council.

By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information that you provide in this application is true and correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided
in support of your application be shown
to be false. You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate. This may include associated checks including reference checks, Working with Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, employment history and an Australian Federal Police Check, as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies. You also acknowledge that you will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview. To lodge your application,
please follow these steps:
1. Click to apply
2. Answer the online questions
3. Attach your resume
4. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing [email protected] to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application. If you don't have access to a computer
or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.