Cleaner Brynrefail School

Gwynedd Council; Llanrug; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwynedd Council in Wales is seeking a cleaner to join our school premises team. You will work as part of a team to keep designated areas clean and hygienic, following council policies and Welsh language requirements where applicable.

The role emphasizes health and safety, proper waste disposal, litter collection and use of basic cleaning equipment. Prior cleaning experience is preferred; training will be provided, with a bilingual working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning or housekeeping.
• Ability to follow health and safety instructions.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Clean, wash, sweep and vacuum designated areas.
• Empty litter and recycling bins.
• Polish and dust furniture and fixtures.
• Clean toilets and replenish supplies.
• Move between areas as required and assist in other duties as needed.
• Follow Health and Safety policies and data handling guidelines.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Welsh language

Job description

Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package, for more information please Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. (Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.) For further information about this post please contact Kathleen Devenport Jones on [e-mail] or 01286679597. Interview date to be confirmed. The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate. If you are successful to be short listed for an interview you will be contacted by E-MAIL using the address provided on your application form. You need to ensure that you check your email regularly. CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 15/10/2026

Person Specification

• Personal attributes
• Essential-Desirable
• To be able to work as part of a team
• Qualification and relevant training
• Essential-Desirable
• Training in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid
• Relevant experience
• Essential-Desirable
• Experience of being employed as a cleaner.
• Skills and specialist knowledge
• Essential-Desirable
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Language requirements
• Listening and Speaking - Entry
• Able to pronounce the names of places and people correctly.
• Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for information
• Reading and Understanding - Entry
• Able to read and understand short and simple letters, e-mails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.
• Writing - Entry
• Able to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.

Job Description

Purpose of the post

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
• To undertake, as part of a team, the cleaning of designated areas within the school premises to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.

Responsibility for functions

• EquipmentMain duties
• Cleaning, washing, sweeping and vacuum cleaning.
• Emptying litter and re-cycling bins.
• Polishing and dusting of designated areas including furniture and fixtures.
• Cleaning toilets and shower areas, replenish toilet paper and soap.
• There is a requirement, when appropriate, to use powered equipment.
• The duties may vary between terms and school closure periods.
• There will, on occasions, be a requirement for you to move between areas.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsibility to report any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.

Special circumstances

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