Cleaning Supervisor/Cleaner - St Blane's Primary School

South-Lanarkshire-Council; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 5,500 - 5,600; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LG pension scheme

Annual leave 33 days

Public holidays up to 10 days

Sick pay

Flexible working

Cinema discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is recruiting for a part-time Cleaning Supervisor at St Blane's Primary School in Blantyre, G72 9PT. The post combines cleaning duties with supervision of a small team and is temporary until 30 June 2027.

You will work Monday to Friday, 3pm–6pm (15 hours per week). Duties include cleaning floors and fixtures, monitoring standards to COSHH regulations and assisting with team training and recruitment as required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of Facility Assistants (Cleaning) and assist with training and recruitment.
• Carry out cleaning on floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings and sanitary areas.
• Monitor cleaning standards to COSHH specification and report issues to management.
• Set up rooms for lets and act as on-site key-holder for security.
• Ensure building security and report health and safety issues.

Job description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received byTuesday 22 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

Location: St Blane's Primary School, Fernslea Avenue, Blantyre, G72 9PT

Hours: 15 hours per week (You will carry out supervisor role 7.5 hours of the week and cleaner role 7.5 hours of the week)

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday 3pm - 6pm

Salary: £5,396 (Cleaner Salary) and £5,521 - £5,580 (Cleaning Supervisor Salary)

This post is temporary until 30 June 2027.

The successful candidate will carry out the cleaning function on floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings, sanitary areas, walls etc. You will also be required to monitor standards of cleaning in line with specification/COSHH regulation, reporting any difficult issues to management.

You will be responsible for setting up rooms for lets and being the responsible person on site for reporting health and safety issues.

Supervision of a team of Facility Assistants (Cleaning), including assisting with training; recruitment & selection; maximising attendance; team brief etc.

To carry out the cleaning function on floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings, sanitary areas, walls.

To ensure the security of the building is maintained, and act as a key-holder as required.

Monitor standards of cleaning in line with specification/COSHH regulations, reporting any difficult issues to management.

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Preferred candidates identified after theselection eventprocess will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, toensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Scotland Act 2020.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Children, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

Please refer to http://www.disclosurescotland.co.uk for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.

Equal Opportunitiesand Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)