Cleaner/caretaker - Ysgol Bodfari

**Caretaker & Cleaner - Ysgol Bodfari**

**Job reference: CFCL00321W3CWE**

**Salary: Caretaker Grade 2, £10.60 - £10.79 per hour**

**Cleaning Grade 1, £10.50 per hour**

**Hours: 17.50 hrs per week (5 hours Caretaker, 12.50 hours Cleaning)**

**Permanent, Term Time - 43-week Contract**

**Job Purpose**

To provide an effective and efficient onsite service. Ensuring the security of the building and the surrounding areas also to operate the heating and lighting of the premises and cleaning inside and outside the building.

**Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities**
- Ensure the buildings are opened at the beginning of the day and made secure at the night.
- Undertake any cleaning duties as required.
- Ensure site safety through the monitoring and operation of intruder and fire alarms, reporting any malfunctions to the appropriate person.
- To attend the building as necessary outside normal working hours in cases of alarm activation or other emergencies.
- Ensure the efficient removal of waste from the building and the grounds, including recycling.
- To maintain the building and surrounding area in a clean and tidy condition, will include snow clearing/gritting as and when appropriate.
- Ensuring adequate stock of toiletries and distributing as and when required.

**Resources/Equipment/Material**

Products and equipment will be provided by your Manager.

**Supervision/Management of People**

Not Applicable.

**Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience**
- Good numeracy and literacy skills.
- Previous building security experience.
- Understanding of Health & Safety legislation.
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Good communication skills.

**Special Working Conditions**

Possibility of working with hazardous substances (cleaning sprays etc).

Possible exposure to wet/cold weather.

**Employment Checks/ Specific Requirements**

All new starters are required to undergo our standard safer recruitment checks; DBS clearance, 2 satisfactory references covering 3 years’ employment, evidence of essential qualifications and evidence of Right to Work in the UK.

Denbighshire County Council recognises its obligations to safeguard children and adults together with preventing slavery and human trafficking and will do all in its power to prevent slavery and human trafficking within its business. Modern slavery can take many forms including the trafficking of people, forced labour, servitude and slavery.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and all Denbighshire employees are required to work in accordance with the Council’s Child / Adult Safeguarding policies and procedures and have a duty to report any concerns which may be noted during the course of their duties and are asked to be alert to the signs of exploitation. Concerns should be raised via their Designated Safeguarding Manager in order that the Authority can take prompt action when exploitation is identified.

**Vision/Context**

This job was created to ensure the security of the building and also to keep the surrounding area looking at its best throughout all weather conditions.

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: £10.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location