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Salary: GBP 10,381.00 per year
Job Advertisement
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package; for more information please click on this Information Pack.
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification. We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually. Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but applicants are asked to consider the linguistic requirements of the job and whether submitting in Welsh would be more appropriate.
For further information about this post please contact Margaret Rosemary Hughes at 07710 890729 or margaretrhughes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru. Interview date to be confirmed. Application forms and further details are available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH. Tel: 01286 679076. E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru.
CLOSING DATE: 10:00 AM, 24/09/2025
The Council will request a Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service for the successful candidate.
If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be contacted by e-mail using the address provided on your application. Please check your email regularly.
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Person Specification
Personal attributes
Essential
* To be able to work as part of a team
Desirable
* To be able to work as part of a team
Qualifications and relevant training
Essential
* Training in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid
Desirable
* Training in Health and Safety, e.g. moving and handling or first aid
Relevant experience
Essential
* Experience of being employed as a cleaner.
Desirable
* Experience of being employed as a cleaner.
Skills and specialist knowledge
Essential
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good communication skills
Language requirements
Listening and Speaking - Entry
Able to pronounce the names of places and people correctly. Able to follow instructions and understand simple conversation through the medium of Welsh and English on familiar matters and respond to simple requests for information.
Reading and Understanding - Entry
Able to read and understand short and simple letters, e-mails, leaflets, and signs in Welsh and English on familiar everyday issues, in order to convey them to someone else.
Writing - Entry
Able to write a simple message requesting or giving information about familiar everyday issues in the workplace.
Job Description
Purpose of the post
* Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the heart of everything we do.
* To undertake, as part of a team, the cleaning of designated areas within the school premises to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.
Responsibilities
* Equipment
* Cleaning, washing, sweeping and vacuum cleaning.
* Emptying litter and recycling bins.
* Polishing and dusting of designated areas including furniture and fixtures.
* Cleaning toilets and shower areas, replenish toilet paper and soap.
* There is a requirement, when appropriate, to use powered equipment.
* The duties may vary between terms and school closure periods.
* There will, on occasions, be a requirement for you to move between areas.
* Ensure compliance with Health and Safety rules in the workplace in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Council's Health and Safety Policy.
* Operate within the Council's policies in relation to equal opportunities and equality.
* Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council's information management guidelines and data protection legislation.
* Commitment to reducing the Council's carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan.
* Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
* Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.
Special circumstances
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