Job Description

Job profile

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The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the s/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job details

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Job reference

REQ001593

Date posted

27/06/2025

Apply by

11/07/2025

Salary

12.26 per hour

Contractual hours

20

Basis

Part Time Term Time

Job category/type

Catering and Cleaning

School Cleaners

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Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh

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SCHOOL CLEANING POST VARIOUS AREAS IN RCT.



TERM TIME ONLY - PERMANENT PART TIME



The Council's Facilities Cleaning service is responsible for the cleaning of various buildings throughout the Borough including schools. We are looking for dedicated members of staff, capable of working in a school/creche environment and able to use their own initiative.



About Us:



Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's Cleaning Services has a proud record of achievements and prides itself on its dedicated, loyal workforce. Our cleaners are trained by our own Qualified Assessors that are dedicated to this service.



About the role:



Working as a cleaner in a school environment operates term time only, Monday to Friday. The cleaning must take place before 8 am or after 3 pm. You will be fully trained and will be required to clean to a high standard.



Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School - Beddau



1 X 7.15hrs per week - 3pm to 4.30pm - 1.30hrs per day (1.15hrs Fri)



1 X 7.30hrs per week - 3pm to 4.30pm - 1.30hrs per day



1 X 6.15hrs per week - 3pm to 4.15pm - 1.15hrs per day



Ysgol Garth Olwg, Church Village



1 X 10 hrs per week - 6am to 8am - 2 hrs per day



1 X 20 hrs per week - 4pm to 8pm - 4 hrs per day



1 X 10 hrs per week - 4pm to 6pm - 2 hrs per day



1 X 7.30 hrs per week - 4pm to 5:30pm - 1.30 hrs per day



1 X 5 hrs per week (days vary)



Gwaunmeisgyn Primary - Beddau



1 X 10 hrs per week - 3.30pm to 5.30pm - 2hrs per day



Llantrisant Primary - Llantrisant



1 X 10hrs per week - 3.30pm - 5.30pm - 2hrs per day



Maesybryn Primary - Crown Hill



1 X 12.30hrs per week - 3.30pm to 6.00pm - 2.30hrs per day



Pontyclun Primary - Pontyclun



4 X 10hrs per week - 3.30pm to 5.30pm - 2hrs per day



2 X 7.30hrs per week - 3.30pm to 5pm - 1.30hrs per day



About you:



To be successful in this role, you must have the following attributes: -


You must be dedicated, reliable and willing to learning to learn new skills. You will also be responsible for ordering cleaning materials, maintaining your cleaning equipment.

For further information on the post, please contact Joanne Cotter-Harris on (01443) 882735.



Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.



An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council. Rhondda Cynon Taf welcomes applications from all sections of the community.



In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.