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January 2026

JOB SPECIFICATION FOR PAVILION AND PLAYING FIELD CLEANER

Contact

Dave Bond, Parish Clerk

clerk@downhollandpc.org.uk

Tel: 01704 534090

JOB TITLE

Pavilion and playing field cleaner

PLACE OF WORK

Your usual places of work will be Haskayne Pavilion and Playing Field.

HOURS OF WORK

Your normal hours of work are 14 hours per month.

SALARY

£181.22  paid monthly by standing order on the 1^st day of each month.

EXPENSES

Expenses will be paid on production of receipts

DUTIES

Pavilion: Weekly

Ensure the kitchen is kept clean/tidy & all rubbish/waste removed to outside collection area.

Any tea towels/dish cloths should be washed regularly. Keep crockery/utensils clean & put away. Ensure all surfaces, cupboard doors etc., are clean & dust free & all areas including walls are free of cobwebs. Any problem with ants should be reported to the Clerk.

Mop all floors & vacuum mats. Ensure stocks of cleaning products/toilet paper and hand towels are maintained.

Clean/sanitise the toilet/wash basin.

Keep outside doors/handles & railings clean & sanitised.

Lock the pavilion securely at the end of your visit.

Report any potential dangers or risks to the Parish Clerk. 

Park: Three times a week

Walk around the park, woodland area & car park, removing all litter, rubbish & any dog waste  into  bags using grabber, scoop, gloves & eye protection provided

Empty all bins, change all bin liners and ensure bags of rubbish are left in the appropriate place for collection by West Lancashire Borough Council.

Inspect Play Equipment and report any potential dangers or risks to the Parish Clerk. 

Weekly

Complete a review form confirming that scheduled grounds maintenance jobs have been completed

The latest edition of the KIT Newsletter, Summer 2025 is below.

Downholland Parish Council are seeking a volunteer to produce this newsletter.

The newsletter is produced 3 times a year and the role involves collecting content from the regular contributors, compiling it into an 8 to 10 page newsletter and uploading it to the printers’ website after which it will be delivered to the Parish Council for distribution.

The Parish Council pay for all printing costs and the task usually takes 3 or 4 hours, 3 times a year.

If you’d like to help out please come to our next Parish Council meeting (3rd Tuesday of each month) or contact us

In memory of the men of the Parish of Downholland who gave their lives in The Great War (1914-1918) and The 2nd World War (1939-1945)

Thanks to local historian Stephen Henders for his research, to Councillor Stephen Burgess for overseeing the project, and to Councillors Steve Thomas and Ele Gawne, and Stuart Gawne for helping put the plaque up on the Pavilion in Jubilee Park.

Thanks all, Mike Wainwright

Chair, Downholland Parish Council