Cleaner and Caretaker
| Posting date: | 03 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.60 to £13.05 per hour |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | York, North Yorkshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | North Yorkshire Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Salary: £12.60 - £13.05 per hour + up to 10% Recruitment Payment*
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: Up to 25 hours per week, term time only (plus 3 weeks)
Location: St Mary’s C of E School, Askham Richard, York
We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools, St Mary’s C of E School, Askham Richard, York.
The School:
As our school vision states, St Mary's is first and foremost is a community, a family and a team; you feel this immediately as you walk through our doors. This applies to our staff, children and parents. The school is made up of kind and caring adults who enjoy coming to school to teach our wonderful children. Every child is known to all adults in school by name, allowing us to wrap around all children to keep them safe and happy. We are very proud of our culture here at St Mary's and look forward to welcoming someone who will fit with this ethos.
The Role:
We’re looking for a reliable and hardworking individual to join North Yorkshire Council in a dual role as a Cleaner and Caretaker, helping to keep our site clean, safe, and secure.
You’ll be responsible for general cleaning duties such as dusting, vacuuming, and sanitising washrooms, as well as caretaking tasks like opening and locking the site, setting the alarm, and ensuring the premises are secure.
This part-time role offers 25 hours per week (17.5 hours cleaning and 7.5 hours caretaking), working Monday to Friday between 3:30pm and 7:00pm with some flexibility to start and finish times. No weekend work
You’ll be paid £12.60–£13.05 per hour, depending on the duties, and enjoy a term-time only (plus 3 weeks) schedule. A role that fits around school holidays!
Full training is provided, so no prior experience is necessary, just a great attitude and a commitment to keeping our school clean and secure.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
salary sacrifice schemes
employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
travel loans
Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
Term time only rota (plus 3 weeks), and no weekend work.
Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.
*The basic hourly rate for these posts is £12.60 - £13.05, for the right candidate a recruitment welcome payment of up to 10% of the starting salary may be payable as a one-off welcome payment.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer.
If one role takes your fancy, we would still love to hear from you! Simply pop into your supporting evidence when completing your application which role you are most suited for.
Contact
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Meika Hitch on 01609 797178 or email Meika.Hitch@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Venue for Interview: St Mary’s School, Askham Richard
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: Up to 25 hours per week, term time only (plus 3 weeks)
Location: St Mary’s C of E School, Askham Richard, York
We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools, St Mary’s C of E School, Askham Richard, York.
The School:
As our school vision states, St Mary's is first and foremost is a community, a family and a team; you feel this immediately as you walk through our doors. This applies to our staff, children and parents. The school is made up of kind and caring adults who enjoy coming to school to teach our wonderful children. Every child is known to all adults in school by name, allowing us to wrap around all children to keep them safe and happy. We are very proud of our culture here at St Mary's and look forward to welcoming someone who will fit with this ethos.
The Role:
We’re looking for a reliable and hardworking individual to join North Yorkshire Council in a dual role as a Cleaner and Caretaker, helping to keep our site clean, safe, and secure.
You’ll be responsible for general cleaning duties such as dusting, vacuuming, and sanitising washrooms, as well as caretaking tasks like opening and locking the site, setting the alarm, and ensuring the premises are secure.
This part-time role offers 25 hours per week (17.5 hours cleaning and 7.5 hours caretaking), working Monday to Friday between 3:30pm and 7:00pm with some flexibility to start and finish times. No weekend work
You’ll be paid £12.60–£13.05 per hour, depending on the duties, and enjoy a term-time only (plus 3 weeks) schedule. A role that fits around school holidays!
Full training is provided, so no prior experience is necessary, just a great attitude and a commitment to keeping our school clean and secure.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
salary sacrifice schemes
employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
travel loans
Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
Term time only rota (plus 3 weeks), and no weekend work.
Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.
*The basic hourly rate for these posts is £12.60 - £13.05, for the right candidate a recruitment welcome payment of up to 10% of the starting salary may be payable as a one-off welcome payment.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer.
If one role takes your fancy, we would still love to hear from you! Simply pop into your supporting evidence when completing your application which role you are most suited for.
Contact
For further information about this vacancy, please contact Meika Hitch on 01609 797178 or email Meika.Hitch@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Interview Date: TBC
Venue for Interview: St Mary’s School, Askham Richard
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.