Frequently Asked Questions

We have a wide range of cleaning locations – schools, office buildings and shopping centres – and we will work with you to find the best location that works for both you and us.

We train all new staff regardless of having experience as each of our sites differ a great deal.

We also highly value your experience in other industries. If you’ve worked in hospitality or retail, that tells us you know the importance of customer service and friendliness. Whether it’s your first exposure to the cleaning industry or you are a seasoned cleaner with years of experience, we welcome your life skills to your job here at Consolidated.

We train all new staff regardless of having experience as each of our sites differ a great deal.

We also highly value your experience in other industries. If you’ve worked in hospitality or retail, that tells us you know the importance of customer service and friendliness. Whether it’s your first exposure to the cleaning industry or you are a seasoned cleaner with years of experience, we welcome your life skills to your job here at Consolidated.

Once you are offered a position at Consolidated, you can begin straightaway.

But first, you get a full induction to learn how we do things at Consolidated. You’ll get a uniform, training, and a team to work with, all in the first week. After your professional Induction, you’ll be confident and capable of doing the job well!

Yes, please apply – you’ll be glad you did. We like to think we have added the fun into the cleaning game by making sure we work hard, and we celebrate as a team hard. Not only do we recognise newcomers when they’ve done a great job, we continue to help build their knowledge to become expert commercial cleaners, and then if they want, leaders, trainers, and managers too.

A staggering 87% of our management team started their career with us as a cleaner! If you’re prepared to learn new skills and have a great work ethic, you’ll be welcomed at Consolidated.

Yes, you will be kitted out in a full uniform that is comfortable and practical for your job. This includes top, pants, and a jacket so you look and feel like part of the team!

No, we provide you with all the equipment, products, and training that you need to be able to do your job.

 Yes, if your visa terms allow you to work.

 We have many staff from around the world on various visas as part of the Consolidated team. For further information on visas please head to www.immi.gov.au.

 We pay all cleaning staff under the Award rate via the PAYG set up, ensuring that you are paid directly to your bank account every 2 weeks. All you will need to do is supply us with a Tax File Number and your bank account details.

These days, our cleaners work in regularly cleaned environments, so much of what we do is maintenance to keep it that way. Of course, accidents happen, and you’ll need to react and be a problem solver whether it’s a spill at a shopping centre or picking up general litter as needed. Most of your tasks will be similar to what you do at home, but you’ll be better equipped, and the spaces will be bigger.

We’ve spent years eliminating heavy lifting and floor scrubbing from the job of a cleaner. You’ll find lots of technology doing the heavy lifting for you. We even have robot technology that you will grow to love!

Consolidated is a family-owned company that really cares about its people.

We started 45 years ago, back in 1977 – and we intend to be here for another 45 years too. We’ve built a great place to work thanks to amazing employees and good, fair management.

You can trust Consolidated to:

• Always consider your safety first
• Respect you and always treat you fairly
• Value who you are, your traditions, religion, and culture
• Pay you on time, every time with the correct award wage and loadings
• Acknowledge and reward a job well done
• Offer you a supportive pathway to progress and build your career with us
• and importantly, listen to your suggestions, concerns and complaints and act

Cleaners are one of the many front line Covid-19 essential workers. It’s us who make workplaces, shops, and transport hubs safe because we know a thing or two about kicking Covid-19 to the kerb! Never in our lifetimes have cleaners been so important and relied upon by our community. We ensure

• We are on top of the science every day, using accredited processed and antiseptics
• We are regulated by the experts in maintaining Covid-19 free environments
• We continue to keep our cleaners safe in the workplace
• We deliver a range of specialist Deep Covid-19 Cleaning services

We support our cleaners and prioritise our Teams’ wellbeing at all times. You can read more about it here.