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Cleaner CV: example and template

This example is for cleaners and cleaning company staff in offices, hospitals, schools, shops, warehouses and housing estates, and for people looking for a first job or part-time work after hours.

The employer wants to know what kinds of places you have cleaned, with what equipment and whether you can use chemical products safely. We show you how to describe this.

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Example CV: cleaner

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Barbara Sikora

Cleaner

Bydgoszcz +48 123 456 789 barbara.sikora@example.com

Professional profile

Cleaner with 6 years of experience in office buildings and a medical clinic. I clean areas of up to 1,500 m² per shift, use a floor scrubber and industrial vacuum cleaners and know the disinfection rules in medical facilities. I work independently, carefully and discreetly.

Work experience

Cleaner

02.2021 - present

Cleaning company serving office buildings, Bydgoszcz

  • Cleaning offices, meeting rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, up to 1,500 m² per shift.
  • Washing floors with a scrubber and caring for carpets with an industrial vacuum cleaner.
  • Restocking hygiene supplies and sorting waste for recycling.
  • Reporting faults to the building manager.
  • Working after office hours on my own, with access to keys and the alarm.

Cleaner

03.2018 - 01.2021

Medical clinic, Bydgoszcz

  • Cleaning and disinfecting consulting rooms, waiting rooms and bathrooms.
  • Using disinfectants in line with the clinic's procedures.
  • Collecting and securing waste according to instructions.

Education

Shop assistant

2005 - 2008

Vocational school in Bydgoszcz

Skills

  • Cleaning offices and public areas
  • Disinfection in medical facilities
  • Floor scrubber and industrial vacuum cleaner
  • Safe use of chemical products
  • Sorting waste
  • Cleaning windows and glass

Training

  • Health and safety and chemical products training
  • Training in disinfection in medical facilities, 2019

Languages

  • English: A1

Additional information

  • Available afternoons and evenings

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a cleaner CV

Professional summary

Say what kinds of places you have cleaned, for how long and how large an area you cover per shift. Add the equipment you know and the hours you can work, because the schedule matters a lot in this job.

Cleaner with 2 years of experience cleaning offices and stairwells. I work carefully and on my own and use an industrial vacuum cleaner. I can work evenings and at weekends.

Experience: duties and achievements

Show the type of places, the size of the area and the equipment. Add tasks that require trust, such as access to keys, the alarm or working in a medical facility.

Weaker: Cleaning the office.

Better: Cleaning offices, kitchens and bathrooms, up to 1,500 m² per shift.

Weaker: Washing floors.

Better: Washing floors with a scrubber and caring for carpets with an industrial vacuum cleaner.

Weaker: Disinfection.

Better: Disinfecting consulting rooms and waiting rooms in line with the clinic's procedures.

Skills worth listing

List the equipment and types of work you know. Under personal skills, show that you can be trusted and that you work carefully without supervision.

Professional skills

  • Cleaning offices, shops and stairwells
  • Disinfection
  • Floor scrubber and industrial vacuum cleaner
  • Chemical products and safety data sheets
  • Cleaning windows
  • Sorting waste

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Honesty and discretion
  • Independence
  • Punctuality
  • Stamina

Training

List health and safety training and training in using chemical products and disinfection. When working in a hospital or clinic, such training is sometimes required.

Cleaner CV with no experience

Describe any experience of keeping places clean: cleaning for friends, seasonal work in a hotel, helping in a shop. Add that you are careful and independent.

Availability and where you live matter most. Say what hours you can work and whether you can get to sites in other parts of the city.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A company cleaning office buildings looks for independence and evening work, a hospital for knowledge of disinfection, and a warehouse or shop for using machines. Move what the job ad is about to the top.

The most common mistakes on a cleaner CV

Questions and answers

What should a cleaner put on a CV?

The types of places, the area cleaned per shift, equipment, knowledge of chemical products and disinfection, training and the hours you can work.

Does a cleaner need a CV?

More and more often, yes, especially at cleaning companies and agencies. A short one-page CV is enough.

Can you work as a cleaner with no experience?

Yes. On your CV, stress accuracy, honesty, availability and any experience of keeping places clean.

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