Cleaner (2 Posts) (Part Time) (Braidhurst High School) - REQ06815 - 489389

North Lanarkshire Council; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

6 public holidays

Full training provided

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council is seeking an enthusiastic and reliable Cleaner to join our school cleaning team. You will help ensure the environment is clean, safe and welcoming for pupils, staff and visitors, and you will work both independently and as part of a wider team.

We value practical knowledge of cleaning equipment and health and safety, with full training provided. PVG Scheme membership is required before starting.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial cleaning and familiarity with cleaning equipment, materials and health & safety requirements.
• Full training will be provided; understanding of safe working practices would be advantageous.
• PVG Scheme membership required before starting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of hygiene across the school.
• Work independently as well as part of a wider team.
• Demonstrate strong communication with pupils, staff and visitors.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Health & safety awareness

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexible working

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF

NLC1 £27,167 (Pro rata)

We are looking for an enthusiastic and reliable individual to join our team and help ensure our school environment remains clean, safe, and welcoming for pupils, staff, and visitors.

As a Cleaner, you will play an important role in maintaining high standards of hygiene across the school. You should be able to work independently as well as part of a wider team, demonstrate strong communication skills, and bring a flexible and positive approach to your daily tasks.

Previous experience in commercial cleaning and familiarity with cleaning equipment, materials, and associated Health & Safety requirements is desirable. Full training will be provided; however, an understanding of safe working practices would be advantageous.

Successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme before starting. This will be arranged by North Lanarkshire Council.

Important Application Guidance

To support your application and ensure fair shortlisting, you must provide a supporting statement.

In this statement, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description. Applications that do not address these criteria may not be shortlisted.

Work pattern:

1 post - 15 hours per week - Monday to Friday - 06:00 - 09:00

2 post - 16 hours per week - Monday to Thursday - 16:00 - 19:15; Friday - 15:00 - 18:00

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.

We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity.

The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read - My NL