Cleaner (Multiple Posts, Part-time)

Location:University Park

Your role as a Cleaner:

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and take pride in their work and who enjoy cleaning in a variety of areas to join our team of cleaners at the University Park East Area.

Main duties will include: cleaning a wide range of areas/spaces and providing general and specialised cleaning within our buildings (offices, classrooms, carpeted areas, refuse disposal, toilets, bathrooms, changing and staff areas/rooms, corridors, stairwells etc) and providing excellent customer service at all times, working either independently or as a part of a team.

This position entails providing both planned and reactive cleaning service across the building and supporting the local cleaning team covering holidays, sickness, deep cleaning, any urgent requests/inquiries assigned by the Line Manager.

Previous cleaning experience within similar environment and ability to work independently and as part of a team are desirable but not essential as full training will be given. Further details regarding the duties for the role can be found on the attached job role profile.

Posts available- Please specify on your application which post you are interested in.

Post 1 - 15 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 to be arranged mainly Monday to Friday between 6:00am and 9:00am on a 52-week of the year contract basis. Flexibility will be required.

Post 2- 21.25 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 to be arranged mainly Monday to Friday between 2:00pm and 6:15pm on a 52-week of the year contract basis. Flexibility will be required.

These are permanent positions offered on a rolling contract 52 weeks of the year basis, which includes working during out-of-term/student vacation periods.

What’s in it for you?

  • An excellent holiday allowance(27 days for weekdays staff / pro-rata for weekend staff), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
  • Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.
  • Personal and Career Development support, and opportunities for career progression.
  • Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
  • Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
  • Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities.
  • Permanent contract that includes incremental pay rise.
  • Uniform provided plus the tools you need to do a great job.
  • Discounted Parking Schemes for staff (Free on-site parking on weekends and between 4:30pm and 9:30am on weekdays).

The successful candidates for these positions will be expected to attend statutory training courses and any refresher training required by the department. There are planned training courses throughout the year and different options to attend either during a typical week, Monday to Friday or on a set weekend dates within the year.

Further details will be given at the interview. The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

For general queries please contact our Estates Recruitment email at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

£23,751 to £24,360 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

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