Cleaner and Caretaker

Pay

£12.65 - £13.47 an hour
Job type

Permanent
Shift and schedule

No weekends
 
Location
Sicklinghall
 
Benefits
Pulled from the full job description
Childcare
Employee discount
Company pension
Tech scheme
Car scheme
 
Full job description
Salary: £12.65- £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: up to 16 hours per week
Location: Sicklinghall, North Yorkshire

Are you looking for a part time cleaning role that is a little different?

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.

The Role

We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools, Sicklinghall Primary School, Main Street, Sicklinghall, North Yorkshire LS22 4BD. You will be a valued member of our team who will be reliable, dependable and have a strong work ethic.

Working for North Yorkshire Council 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 and 19.00, with some flexibility on start and finish time and totalling to 13.5 hours per week over 5 days. For this you will be paid £12.65 per hour.

No weekend work!

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

One applicant may be suitable for both roles although we will consider each role individually. When applying online, please state in ‘supporting evidence’ whether you would like to be considered for both roles, or one in particular.

Contact

For further information regarding this vacancy, please contact Val Appleton - Valerie.Appleton@northyorks.gov.uk Please note that Valerie is currently away but will be available to respond to your queries from Monday 5th January.

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 11th January 2026

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Key Documents:

Job description: Cleaner.docx

Job description: Caretaker.docx

Total rewards | North Yorkshire Council


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 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: Salary: £12.65 - £13.47 per hour

Posted: 26/12/2026

Closing date: 11/01/2026

Closing time: 23:59