Cleaner
Company: Fife Council
Role summary
Cleaner is a part-time role at Fife Council in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-10-20. Salary: GBP 25,604 per year. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Cleaner
- Company
- Fife Council
- Location
- Kirkcaldy, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- part-time
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Salary
- GBP 25,604 per year
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-10-20
You’ll love the stability of this permanent role with Fife Council, which offers flexible part-time hours perfect for balancing your personal life. It’s an accessible opportunity that doesn't require a degree, providing a consistent income in a supportive public sector environment.
Job description
Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing 09 November 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 01 November 2026
Contract Type: Permanent, part time
Salary: FCLW £25,604.23 pro rata
Working Pattern: 10 or 20 Hours per week
Location: Kirkcaldy
Internal Candidate Guidance
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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 vacancies at:
Windmill Community Campus
1 x Cleaner working 10 hours per week Monday to Thursday 3:30pm to 5:30pm and Friday 2:30pm-4:30pm, on a permanent 40-week contract.
1 x Mobile Cleaner covering various units in Kirkcaldy, 20 hours per week working Monday to Friday, hours between 3:00pm-8:00pm, on a permanent 40-week contract.
K irkcaldy High School
3 x Cleaners, working 20 hours per week Monday to Thursday 3:30pm to 7:30pm and Friday 2:30pm-6:30pm, on a permanent 40-week contract.
1 x Mobile Cleaner covering various units in Kirkcaldy, 20 hours per week working Monday to Friday, hours between 3:00pm-8:00pm, 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.
We particularly encourage applications from men, who are currently underrepresented within this type of work
You will be required to attend an Induction Training Day before starting in post.
Further Information
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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For Further Information Please Contact: brenda.walker@fife.gov.uk