Cleaner

Carmarthenshire County Council; Burry Port; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council is looking for a detail-oriented cleaner to maintain hygiene standards across schools in Burry Port, Wales. Responsibilities include dusting, vacuuming, and replenishing supplies. Candidates should possess a positive attitude, flexibility, and a willingness to learn. An Enhanced DBS check is mandatory. The role offers a competitive salary of £25,390, pension enrolment, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Access to health and wellbeing support

Flexible working policies

Qualifications

• Positive attitude towards cleaning tasks.
• Ability to assist with various cleaning requirements.
• Willingness to obtain an Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Dust, sweep, vacuum, and mop designated areas.
• Replenish consumables and deep clean as needed.
• Use cleaning equipment following health and safety guidelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Flexibility

Job description

About the role

The Cleaning Service provides an essential service throughout the County of Carmarthenshire. The team is responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the County's schools to ensure people can live and work in a clean and safe environment. The role would be term time cleaning with additional holiday cleaning of up to 10 days. The hours will be dependent on the contract that each school has signed up to. Our ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and take pride in ensuring that all areas are spotless and free of clutter.

Responsibilities

• Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and emptying waste bins.
• Replenishing consumable items and deep cleaning as required.
• Using cleaning equipment, machinery and chemicals, following health and safety guidance.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A positive attitude and the willingness to learn new skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to assist with other cleaning requirements.
• An Enhanced DBS check with Barred List Disclosure. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or adults at risk.
• Welsh language level – verbal Level 1. Basic knowledge of Welsh is required. Reasonable support will be provided on appointment to reach this level.

Remuneration and Benefits

Salary: £25,390.

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional annual leave.
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support.
• Personal development and career progression.
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Flexible working and family‑friendly policies.

Recruitment Process and Equality

We adopt an anonymous recruitment approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact of our recruitment and employment policies and practices and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.