COMM ENT 2375 G1 - Primary Janitor - St Paul's Primary School (600318) - 2375-419090868

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE : Applications must be received by 3 October 2025 at 11 : 55pm.

Location : St Paul's Primary School, Backmuir Road, Whitehill, Hamilton, ML3 0PX

Hours : 41.5 hours per week inclusive of 3 hours covering lets

Work Pattern : Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 4pm and Friday 7.30am - 3.30pm

Hourly Rate : £14.02 - £14.33 per hour

Vacancy : Permanent

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We are looking to recruit a Primary Janitor to join our Facilities team based in St Paul's Primary School, Whitehill, Hamilton.

You will be responsible for the preparation of all documentation relating to the Janitorial and Cleaning function within the premises.

Duties also include carrying out the cleaning function on floors, furniture, fixtures, fittings, sanitary areas, walls etc.

You will also be required to monitor standards of cleaning in line with specification / COSHH regulations, reporting any difficult issues to management.

Responsibilities :

• To effectively communicate with the Facilities Manager; Head of Establishment / Lessee’s and Team Members to ensure the customer needs are met on a daily basis.
• To log, monitor and report all damage / faults in relation to the fabric and fixtures.
• To liaise with external contractors and lessee’s, ensuring all Health and Safety and security procedures are adhered to.
• To monitor the activities of lessee’s and contractors reporting any issues to line manager.
• Ensure unit grounds are kept in a safe and tidy order, free from dangerous articles ensuring Health and safety of staff and visitors.

Please Apply online -  All correspondence will be via your email address.

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Legislative Information

This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and / or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and / or adults.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.

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Foreign Police Check

Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency / behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including :

Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme

To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)

Occupational sick pay

Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity / paternity leave enhanced leave.

Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.

Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)