Cleaning Assistant

Edinburgh Napier University; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university in Edinburgh seeks a part-time Cleaning Assistant to maintain a clean and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors. Duties include cleaning various campus areas, with a focus on providing high-quality service. The role offers training and development opportunities in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

41 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Professional development opportunities

On-site parking

Discounted sports facilities access

Qualifications

• Ability to deliver services to a high standard.
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness across university campuses.
• Follow guidelines for chemical use and manual handling.
• Clean offices, kitchens, labs, and other areas.

Skills

Excellent service delivery

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Cleaning Assistants join our team on a part-time (15h) permanent basis, working at Craiglockhart Campus.

• Working hours: 6:00am to 9:00am, Monday to Friday, including during non-term time

We offer a great working environment where we support ambition, recognise achievement, and offer an attractive benefits package.

This includes:

• Minimum of 41 days annual leave (pro rata)
• A generous pension scheme (employer contribution of 6%)
• Nationally agreed pay increases each year
• Professional learning and development opportunities
• On-site parking
• Discounted access to onsite sports facilities and a wide range of other staff discounts

The Team

Our award-winning Property and Facilities team deliver a first-class service to over 1,500 staff and nearly 18,000 students across Edinburgh Napier University. From this we have successfully achieved the Customer Service Excellence Award, which demonstrates our drive to continuously improve the service to both customers and staff.

This fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative and supportive team will not only allow you to provide excellent customer service to the University but will also allow you the chance to receive training, personal development, and career advancement within the University.

The Role

The role of Cleaning Assistant is to provide a clean and safe work environment for students, staff and visitors to the university.

Cleaning Assistants will be expected to work across all campuses when required.

Daily duties will involve cleaning offices, all kitchen areas, labs, meeting rooms, stairways, toilets, showers etc. You will ensure that set guidelines are followed and all statutory obligations regarding the use of chemicals, manual handling and working with machinery are adhered to.

What we’ll need from you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Provide an excellent service to a high standard
• Work on own initiative but also as part of a team
• Demonstrate good communication skills

Desirable attributes:

• Manual handling awareness/training
• H&S awareness/training
• COSHH awareness/training
• Experience of working in a cleaning role
• Experience of cleaning a large site to a high standard.

Additional Information

Closing date: 29 September 2025

Edinburgh Napier is committed to creating an environment where everyone feels proud, confident, challenged and supported and are holders of Disability Confident, Carer Positive and Stonewall Diversity Champion status.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role on the Skilled Worker visa route. International applicants will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.