Cleaner
Fife Council
Cleaner
Fife Council
Local public services across Fife
Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 07 December 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 29 November 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FCLW £25,604.23 pro rata
Working Pattern: 17.5 Hours per week (Monday to Friday 3:00pm-6:30pm), 40 weeks per year
Location: Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
If you have an eye for attention to detail and enjoy general cleaning, you could be perfect for this career. Why not join one of our many teams of cleaners in Schools within Fife.
We currently have a permanent vacancy:
Auchmuty High School
17.5 hours per week working Monday – Friday 3:00pm to 6:30pm on a permanent 40-week contract.
You will earn a competitive salary of £25,604.23 pro rata and have access to a range of benefits, including:
We pay the Scottish Local Government Living Wage of £13.64 per hour for this post, plus extra payments for shift work, including weekends.
Pay is every 4 weeks.
Membership of Fife Pension Fund which is part of the Scottish Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS Scotland)
Generous holiday allowance
Access to and support with training opportunities and qualifications for the job.
Local and national discounts including cinema, supermarkets, restaurants, and retail!
This work is about ensuring pupils and staff can work in a clean and safe environment every school day. You will go home each day knowing you have made a difference.
The Person
No previous experience is required as on the job training is given, working towards The Cleaning Operatives Proficiency Certificate.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
You will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post.
Further Information
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Local public services across Fife
Fife Council is the local authority responsible for public services across Fife, Scotland. It administers education, housing, planning, roads, waste and recycling, benefits, licensing, community facilities, and social-care functions. Residents and businesses use the council for local applications, payments, reporting, and public information. Because it is a multipurpose local authority, its workforce spans professional, operational, care, administrative, technical, and public-facing roles under an entity whose responsibilities are much broader than its Oracle recruiting system. Service delivery must reflect public accountability, statutory duties, budgets, and local community priorities.
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