Cleaning Supervisor (Part-time/ Full-time)

University of York; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in York seeks a Cleaning Supervisor to manage a team ensuring high cleaning standards. Ideal candidates will have cleaning experience, strong customer service skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of colleagues and visitors. Flexibility in hours is essential, with both part-time and full-time opportunities available.

Qualifications

• Relevant cleaning experience in a similar environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and teams.
• Flexibility in working hours and duties.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a cleaning team to ensure high standards are met.
• Engage with staff, students, and visitors for customer service.
• Manage cleaning priorities in a dynamic work environment.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Customer service skills

Knowledge of cleaning chemicals

Health & Safety understanding

Basic IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Job description

The Directorate of Facilities Management & Campus Services is responsible for the delivery of key facilities management services, accommodation and campus-wide commercial activities.

This role is part of the Cleaning Team within Facilities Services. The Cleaning team ensures our offices and residential buildings are suitably clean and well prepared. Cleaning Supervisors are required to supervise a team in order to ensure that consistent and high standards of cleaning are achieved and that the service meets the Service Level Agreements in place. Supervisors have personal contact with colleagues in the Directorate of Technology, Estates & Facilities, members of staff from the academic and support departments and Colleges, students and conference visitors.

Role

In this role, you will have personal contact with a wide range of colleagues and also students and conference visitors. You must be able to undertake moderate physical and manual handling activities, including moving furniture and carrying equipment. In addition, you must have relevant cleaning experience in a similar environment; good organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability and confidence to decide on cleaning priorities within an agreed framework.

Good customer service skills, a high degree of tact and diplomacy along with the ability to communicate effectively with, and motivate teams of staff are also essential.

Whilst regular days and hours of work are specified, these roles also include working at weekends when required. In particular, during vacation periods and ‘clean‑down’ periods, the workload can fluctuate. You will be expected to be flexible in the hours you work. You should be able to work additional hours from time to time. Shifts currently available are as listed below but not limited to:

• Part time (15 hours per week): 06:00-09:00 Monday to Friday
• Part‑time (22 hours per week) 09:30-14:00 Monday to Wednesday and 09:30-13:45 Thursday and Friday

We are open to successful candidates working part‑time in one of the above posts or full‑time, working multiple posts.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Cleaning experience
• Experience of providing an excellent standard of customer service
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and safe methods of working
• Understanding of Health & Safety issues in relation to manual handling and COSHH
• Basic IT skills to include E‑mail, internet and Microsoft Word and/or Google docs
• Evidence of good interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with teams of colleagues and supervisors
• Ability to organise the work activity of a team and to allocate and delegate work appropriately
• Evidence of upholding our behaviours as detailed within the accompanying person specification.

Interview date: Friday 5th December 2025

For informal enquiries: please contact [e-mail]