How to post a cleaning job: a cleaner job description template

A job post is the short summary that gets the right cleaners interested. A cleaning specification is the detailed list of tasks and standards you agree once you are talking. You need both. Our guide on how to write a cleaning specification covers the second.

• A clear title, such as "Weekly office clean, small studio".
• The town or area, not the full address.
• The type and rough size of the space: rooms, floors, washrooms, kitchen.
• The main tasks, and anything not included.
• One-off or regular, and how often.
• The date or days, and times of day that work.
• Who provides products and equipment.
• An indicative budget, per hour or per visit.
• Anything the cleaner needs, such as public liability insurance or experience in a clinical setting.

Copy and fill in: [Type of clean] needed in [town or area]. The space is [size and layout]. Tasks include [main tasks]. Not included: [exclusions]. Frequency: [one-off, weekly, fortnightly]. Preferred days and times: [days, times]. Products and equipment: [provided by us / cleaner to bring]. Indicative budget: [£ per hour or per visit]. Please mention: [experience, insurance or other requirements].

"Evening office clean needed in central Bristol. Open-plan office for 12 people, one kitchen and two washrooms on a single floor. Tasks: empty bins, wipe desks and kitchen surfaces, clean washrooms, vacuum and mop floors. Not included: windows. Twice weekly, Tuesday and Thursday after 6pm. We provide products and a vacuum. Indicative budget: £X per hour. Please mention any office cleaning experience and whether you hold public liability insurance."

• The full address, until you have chosen who to speak with.
• Key safe codes, alarm codes and lock-up instructions.
• Personal details of staff, tenants or guests.

Share access arrangements privately once you have agreed the work, and confirm them before the first clean.

If you are engaging a self-employed cleaner rather than an employee, describe the result you need, not tight control over how and when the work is done. Lines like "must work set shifts under supervision" describe an employee. HMRC's Check employment status for tax (opens in a new tab) tool can help if you are unsure.

If the cleaner will work alone or out of hours, think about lone working and site safety. HSE has guidance on both.

KleanLinc's planned job post asks for a job title, what needs doing, the date and times of day, an indicative budget and the property it relates to, so everything above has a home. Local cleaners choose whether to respond, and you can compare replies alongside profiles. Contact details are shared only once a cleaner has agreed to be introduced and you unlock the connection.

KleanLinc is a UK platform preparing to launch. It is not a cleaning company: the planned platform will let businesses post requirements, review relevant profiles of local, independent cleaners and agree terms directly. Joining the Founding Employer list is free and records interest only.