Cleaner Porter (Part Time)

University of Bath; Bath; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

New Starter bonus (£1,000)

Refer a Friend bonus

Job summary

University of Bath is seeking a reliable and proactive part-time Cleaner Porter to join the Campus Services team in Cleaning and Portering. A typical day includes cleaning, waste handling, moving items, assisting with event setups and responding to requests from building users.

Regular lifting is involved, with hours 5:00am-10:00am, Monday to Friday and occasional weekend work. The role is permanent and part-time (25 hours per week) with a pro-rata approach to bonuses and benefits.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate reliability and motivation to contribute to a busy campus environment.
• Maintain high cleanliness standards with attention to detail.
• Work both independently and within a supportive team.
• Show professionalism in all interactions with students, staff and visitors.
• Complete duties thoroughly and consistently to a high standard.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in designated areas.
• Empty general waste and recycling bins.
• Assist with movement of furniture, equipment and deliveries.
• Support room setups for events, meetings and teaching activities.
• Respond to reactive requests from building users and facilities teams.
• Ensure safe handling and storage of materials and supplies.
• Provide a visible, helpful presence for students, staff and visitors.

Skills

Reliability

Motivation

Professionalism

Attention to detail

Independent work

Teamwork

Job description

This role is eligible for the Campus Services New Starter bonus (£1,000) * and Campus Services refer a friend bonus.

About the role

We are seeking a reliable and proactive part-time Cleaner Porter to join our friendly Campus Services team within Cleaning and Portering. This role offers a varied workload, and a typical day may include:

• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness within designated areas
• Emptying general waste and recycling bins
• Assisting with the movement of furniture, equipment, and deliveries
• Supporting room setups for events, meetings, and teaching activities
• Responding to reactive requests from building users and facilities teams
• Ensuring the safe handling and storage of materials and supplies
• Providing a visible, helpful, and approachable presence for students, staff, and visitors

Please note, this role involves regular lifting and carrying.

Typical working hours are Monday to Friday, 5:00am-10:00am. Occasional weekend work may be required, including alternate weekends and university open days or events. Flexible working options will be considered; applicants should state their preferred working arrangements in the application form.

For more information on the department, including benefits see Working in Campus Services

About you

In this key role, you will contribute to maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment across the University.

• Maintain excellent standards of cleanliness at all times
• Work independently and collaboratively within a supportive team
• Demonstrate reliability, motivation, and professionalism
• Apply strong attention to detail in all tasks
• Complete duties thoroughly and consistently to a high standard

Further information

This role is offered on a permanent, part-time basis, 25 hours per week.

Please note that the role title "Cleaner Porter (Part Time)" is used for advertising purposes only. If you are successful in your application, your official role title will be "Cleaner Porter".

Campus Services New Starter bonus * In addition to the great benefits Campus Services' offers, we can offer you a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months' probation. Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time roles.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has 'referred' you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select 'Campus Services Employee Referral' when answering the question 'Where did you learn of this job?' and email [e-mail] the name of the person who referred you.

• Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant . an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university , committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest‑Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn .

Be Well at Bath

We're committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath .

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Further details

• Job Description & Person Specification

Terms and Conditions of Employment

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.