Salary: £13.28 - £13.47 per hour
Contract: Permanent
Hours: up to 17.5 hours per week
Location: Whitby, North Yorkshire - Sleights C of E Primary School
We have an opportunity for you to join North Yorkshire Council working at one of our schools. Sleight’s school, near Whitby. 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, 3,30pm to 6pm with some flexibility on start and finish time and totalling to 12.5 hours per week. For this you will be paid £13.28 per hour. The hours will be reviewed through the probation period to look at any additional time required to complete cleaning tasks.
In addition to this we can offer the Caretaker responsibilities of unlocking the site and locking after the cleaning is completed, setting the alarm, and ensuring the site is fully secure.
For this we will pay you £13.28 to £13.47 per hour usually working5 hours per week, 6.45am to 7.45am some flexibility on start and finish times.
What can we offer you?
You could find working for North Yorkshire Council more rewarding than you first thought:
- 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.
More information:
Key Dates:
Closing date: 16.08.2026
Interview date: 18.08.2026 to 22.08.2026
Venue for interview: Sleights School
Key Documents:
Cleaner Job Description
Caretaker Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
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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 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.
