Cleaner - Ysgol Friars

Gwynedd Council; Bangor; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Gwynedd Council advertises a permanent Cleaner post at Ysgol Friars, Bangor. The role involves cleaning school premises to keep them hygienic and safe for pupils, with safeguarding responsibilities at heart.

The council requires a DBS check before starting and emphasizes safeguarding and welfare of children and young people in all staff and volunteers.

Qualifications

• Experience of being employed as a cleaner.
• Training in Health and Safety (e.g., moving and handling or first aid).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning, washing, sweeping and vacuum cleaning.
• Emptying litter and bins.
• Polishing and dusting of designated areas including furniture and fixtures.
• There is a requirement, when appropriate, to use powered equipment.
• The duties may vary between terms and school closure periods.
• Cleaning toilets and shower areas.
• 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.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Health and Safety training (e.g. first aid / moving and handling)

Job description

(This is an advertisement for the post of a permanent Cleaner at Ysgol Friars, Bangor).This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.The Council will require a Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate for the successful applicant before they can start at the school.

Person Specification

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTESEssentialTo be able to work as part of a team.Desirable-QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT TRAININGEssential-DesirableTraining in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid.RELEVANT EXPERIENCEEssential-DesirableExperience of being employed as a cleaner.SKILLS AND SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGEEssential-DesirableGood interpersonal skillsGood communication skills.LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTSListening and Speaking - EntryAble to pronounce the names of places and people correctly. Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for information.Reading and Understanding - EntryAble to read and understand short and simlpe letters, e-mails, leaflets, and signs on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.Writing - EntryAble to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.

Job Description

Purpose of the post

• To undertake, as part of a team, the cleaning of areas within the school premises to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.
• The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Responsibility for functions

• Equipment

Main duties

• Cleaning, washing, sweeping and vacuum cleaning.
• Emptying litter and bins.
• Polishing and dusting of designated areas including furniture and fixtures.
• There is a requirement, when appropriate, to use powered equipment.
• The duties may vary between terms and school closure periods.
• Cleaning toilets and shower areas.
• 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.