Cleaner and Caretaker

Salary: £13.28- £13.47 per hour

Grade: AB & CD

Contract: Permanent
Hours
: Up to 25 hours per week
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire- Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School


Are you looking for a cleaning role with great benefits?

 

We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools, Thorpe Willoughby Community Primary School, Londesborough Grove, Selby, YO8 9NX.

 

You will be a valued member of our team who will be reliable, dependable and have a strong work ethic.

 

Working for NYC as a Cleaner, you will be responsible for the cleaning duties on site including dusting, vacuuming and the cleaning of sanitary fittings. Full training will be provided, and the hours are between 16:00 – 18:30, totalling to 12.5 hours per week over 5 days! For this you will be paid £13.28 per hour. No weekend work!

 

In addition to this we can offer the additional Caretaker responsibilities of locking the site after cleaning, setting the alarm, completing maintenance jobs and ensuring the site is fully secure, cleaning the outside areas, doing the compliance checks and replenishing consumables, and the hours are between 06:15 – 08:15 AM and 18:30-19:00 PM, totalling to 12.5 hours per week over 5 days!  For this we will pay you an additional £13.28 based on 12.5 hours per week.

 

Please note: Cleaner position is Term Time Only plus 3 weeks. Caretaker position is 52 weeks of the year.  

 

What can we offer you? You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought.

·       Competitive rate of pay.

·       Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme

·       Generous holiday entitlement starting at 28 days per year plus Bank Holidays

·       Access to range of benefits and discounts including green car scheme, childcare vouchers, and home technology scheme.

 

Click on our Total Rewards Brochure at the bottom of this advert to see the full range of benefits.

 

For more information contact Elvyra Atkin on 01609 536918 or via Elvyra.atkin@northyorks.gov.uk

 

 Key Dates:

Closing date: 19th July 2026

Interview date: TBC
Venue for
interview: Sandpiper House

 

Key Documents:

Job Description- Cleaner
Job Description- Caretaker

Total Rewards Brochure

 

Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: www.northyorks.gov.uk/advice-your-job-application

 

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post. 

 

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

 

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies. 

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.


Cleaner and Caretaker
Salary: £13.28 - £13.47 per hour
Posted: 03/07/2026
Closing date: 19/07/2026
Closing time: 23:59