Cleaner - 0436-25

Lancaster University Conferences and Events+; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancaster University is seeking a Cleaner to join its award-winning Facilities team at the Bailrigg campus. The role involves performing cleaning duties in various contexts to ensure a safe and inspiring environment for students and staff. Ideal candidates will have experience in similar roles, strong customer service skills, and a reliable work ethic. This part-time, fixed-term position offers competitive pay and numerous employee benefits, including a free bus pass.

Benefits

Free bus pass

On-the-job training

Qualifications

• Recognised experience in similar environments.
• Great customer service skills.
• Reliability and hard-working nature.
• Ability to achieve high standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine and reactive cleaning duties.
• Clean all teaching spaces according to schedules.
• Ensure standards of work are carried out to the highest standard.

Skills

Customer service

Reliability

Hard-working

Flexibility

Job description

Cleaner

Facilities - Service Delivery

Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK

Salary: £23,254 (Part time, Fixed-Term)

(£12.21 per hour with free bus pass and other benefits)

Closing Date: Saturday 21 June 2025

Interview Date: Friday 27 June 2025

Reference: 0436-25

Is this the job for you?

Are You Looking For a Job Which Offers You

• the ability to work independently
• part-time hours
• on-the-job training
• the benefits of being part of a great, friendly team
  
  

Working hours for this role are Monday-Wednesday 6am-10am, Thursday-Friday 6am-9.30am plus up to 7 weekend shifts and overtime opportunities. We are happy to talk about flexible working start times depending on travel arrangements.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for a cleaner to provide routine and reactive cleaning duties to support our aim to make campus an inspiring place to be such as cleaning all teaching spaces according to schedules, ensuring standards of work are carried out to the highest standard and done in line with university policies and procedures with regards to health and safety.

You Could Be Working In

• lecture theatres
• technical laboratories
• the library
• the sports centre
• offices
• student residencies, or
• at indoor events.
  
  

You will be part of our Facilities – Service Delivery department - a team of 250 people – delivering a safe and high-quality environment for our whole university community. All equipment and University branded uniform is provided for this role.

About You

To be a great fit for our cleaning teams you will need:

• recognised experience in similar environments
• great customer service skills
• to be reliable and hard-working
• achieve high standards in their work
• flexible approach and attitude.
  
  

Why work with us

Facilities is the largest division in the University and an award-winning team. We won Gold at the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) Awards 2024 for our exceptional teamwork making real positive change for our students, staff and the environment.

Lancaster University’s beautiful campus makes it a lovely place to work, combining a busy urban atmosphere while surrounded by green parkland and seasonal landscaping. We have lots of facilities on-site such as: a sports centre, shops, cafes, a multi-faith centre, pre-school, a post office and a fantastic library. There are numerous clubs, groups and networks you can join to make friends with like-minded people. Lancaster University provides an environment that strongly supports the needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Find out about more of our employee benefits on our website - https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/jobs

To find out more about joining our award-winning Facilities team and an informal chat about the role, or to request a paper application form, please contact Facilities Helpdesk on 01524 593333.

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Please note: unless specified otherwise in the advert, all advertised roles are UK based.

Find out what it's like to work at Lancaster University, including information on our wide range of employee benefits, support networks and our policies and facilities for a family-friendly workplace.

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We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.

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