Cleaner and Caretaker

 Salary: £12.65 - £13.47 per hour

 Contract Type: Temporary

 Hours: 18 hours cleaning and 2.5 hours caretaking per week

Location: York, North Yorkshire



Are you looking for a cleaning role that is a little different? We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools: Sutton on the Forest CE Primary School.

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 15:30 and 18:36, some flexibility on start and finish time and totalling 18 hours per week. For this you will be paid £12.65 per hour.

In addition to this we can offer the additional Caretaker responsibilities of locking the site after cleaning, setting the alarm, and ensuring the site is fully secure. For this we will pay you an additional £12.85 - £13.47 per hour based on 2.5 hours per week, with some flexibility on start and finish times.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.

These include:

  • a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution
  • salary sacrifice schemes
  • employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
  • travel loans
  • Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing

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

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Meika Hitch on 01609 797178

Key Documents

Job description - Cleaner.pdf

Job description - Caretaker.pdf

Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council

Key Dates

Closing Date: 17 December 2025

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Venue for Interview: To be confirmed

 

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 is 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 Council’s 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: £12.65 - £13.47 per hour
Posted: 03/12/2025
Closing date: 17/12/2025
Closing time: 23:59