Cleaner - Ysgol Myrddin

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• Vacancy
• Organisation:
  Carmarthenshire County Council
• Number of vacancies: 1
• Contract type:
  Permanent Term Time Only
• Location:
  
  Carmarthen
• Grade:
  Grade A +4%
• Salary: £25,949 (including Real Living Wage Supplement)
• Hourly Rate: £13.45 (including Real Living Wage Supplement)
• Contract
  
  Hours:
  
  7 Hours 44 Minutes
• Closing Date: 07/06/2026, 23:55

The Cleaning Service provides an essential service throughout the County of Carmarthenshire. The team maintains high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the County’s schools to ensure a clean and safe environment. This role is term‑time cleaning with additional holiday cleaning of up to 10 days. Hours depend on the contract signed by each school.

• Dusting, sweeping, vacuuming and mopping.
• Emptying waste bins and replenishing consumable items.
• Deep cleaning as required.
• Using cleaning equipment, machinery and chemicals in accordance with health and safety guidance.

• A positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills.
• Flexibility to assist with other cleaning requirements.
• Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check required.
• Basic knowledge of Welsh (Level
  1) – reasonable support will be provided.

• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing additional leave.
• Access to staff health and wellbeing support.
• Personal development and career progression.
• Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g. cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Flexible working and family friendly policies.

We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We ensure all staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Please note that we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.

You will be asked about your nationality and whether you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is required for working within the Council or partner organisations. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, your application will not progress.

All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email  or contact and ask for ‘Recruitment’ to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.