Cleaner and Caretaker

Are you looking for a cleaning role that is a little different?

We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools, Sicklinghall Primary School, Main Street, Sicklinghall, North Yorkshire LS22 4BD. You will be a valued member of our team who will be reliable, dependable and have a strong work ethic.

Working for North Yorkshire Council as a Cleaner, you will be responsible for the cleaning duties on site including dusting, vacuuming and the cleaning of sanitary fittings.

Full training will be provided, and the hours are between 16.00 and 18.00, with some flexibility on start and finish time and totalling to 13.5 hours per week over 5 days. For this you will be paid £12.65 per hour. No weekend work!

In addition to this, we can offer the Caretaker responsibilities of locking the site after cleaning, setting the alarm, and ensuring the site is fully secure. For this we will pay you £12.85- £13.47 per hour based on 2.5 hours per week.

One applicant may be suitable for both roles although we will consider each role individually. When applying online, please state in ‘supporting evidence’ whether you would like to be considered for both roles, or one in particular.

What can we offer you?

You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought.

• Competitive rate of pay.

• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days per year plus Bank Holidays

• Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers and home technology scheme.

Contact

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Val Appleton- Valerie.Appleton@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Dates:

Closing date: 31st August 2025

Interview date: w/c 01st September 2025

Interview Venue: Sicklinghall Primary School

Key Documents:

Cleaner Job Description

Caretaker Job Description

Total Rewards Brochure

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 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.