Facilities Assistant

South-Lanarkshire-Council; Rutherglen; On-site; GBP 17,303,000 - 18,047,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Award-winning pension scheme

Flexible working

Public holiday entitlement

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture is recruiting a Facility Assistant (Cleaning) for Rutherglen Town Hall. The role is part-time (17.5 hours per week) and requires working evenings, weekends and public holidays to support events.

The position offers an hourly rate of £13.80 and a fixed-term duration until 31 March 2027, based at Rutherglen Town Hall, with duties centred on cleaning and facility operation to ensure smooth service delivery for events and public functions.

Job description

Job Description

Location: Rutherglen Town Hall, 139 Main Street, Rutherglen

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Work Pattern: 5 days over 7, 8am to 11.30am

Hourly Rate: £13.80

Duration: Fixed Term until 31st March 2027

The Rutherglen Town Hall serves as multi-purpose venue hosting performances, functions, conferences, events and other cultural activities.

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Facility Assistant (Cleaning) to ensure the smooth operation of our facility in Rutherglen. You will be required to undertake cleaning duties.

You must be able to work evenings, weekends and public holidays to meet the needs of our events schedule.

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 If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Any candidate canvassing elected members or employees, either directly or indirectly, in relation to recruitment, will immediately be disqualified.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of twelve months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture 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, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture 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 Leisure and Culture SCIO, 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, employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave which will be calculated into hours on commencement of the role.
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• 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)

About Us

South Lanarkshire Councilis the unitary authority serving the South Lanarkshirecouncil area in Scotland. The council has its headquarters in Hamilton, has 16,000 employees, and a budget of almost £1bn. The large and varied geographical territory takes in rural and upland areas, market towns such as Lanark, Strathavenand Carluke, the urban burghsof Rutherglen,Cambuslang,and East Kilbridewhich was Scotland's first new town.

Our vision is for South Lanarkshire as set out in our Economic Strategy is to have one of the strongest and most dynamic economies in Scotland, where businesses, communities, and residents achieve their full potential and prosper.

We will achieve this through three key interrelated themes:

• People -skills, learning and employability
• Place -physical infrastructure and place
• Business -business development and growth

About the Team

Equal Opportunitiesand Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council /South Lanarkshire Leisure and Cultureis an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council /South Lanarkshire Leisure and Cultureis also committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Job Info

• Job Identification 5269
• Posting Date 08/13/2026, 10:21 AM
• Apply Before 08/30/2026, 10:55 PM
• Job Schedule Part timeLocations 139 MAIN STREET, RUTHERGLEN, G73 2JJ, GB