Domestic Assistant

The University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer pension contribution

Christmas closure across all depts.

Purple Place employee discount

Job summary

The University of Manchester is seeking a Domestic Assistant to maintain clean, safe, and hygienic facilities across campus. You will perform routine domestic tasks, clean public areas, and ensure safety procedures are followed to support a high-quality user experience.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and offer a supportive environment with a focus on wellbeing and team collaboration. The role suits reliable individuals who can adapt to a busy campus setting.

Qualifications

• Experience and knowledge of domestic processes and skills to enable, with training, the role to be carried out successfully to agreed standards
• A sound basic knowledge of health and safety at work procedures
• Good interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable towards a busy and pressured work environment
• Be self-motivated

Responsibilities

• Maintain all facility areas in a safe, clean, and hygienic condition to agreed standards
• Carry out a range of domestic tasks within routine and established processes
• Clean public areas: corridors, kitchens, bath/shower rooms, toilets, changing rooms, stairs, sport activity rooms, conference areas
• Safe operation of electrical powered and hand-held tools and cleaning equipment in a standardised way, following safety procedures
• Monitor any damage to premises, equipment, fittings or furnishings and report issues through established processes

Skills

Domestic processes

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Self-motivation

Health and safety knowledge

Job description

The University of Manchester has over 16,000 students and staff taking part in organised sport and physical activity through the University. The University recognises the importance of an active lifestyle in both the experiences that these opportunities provide our audiences as well as the positive impact that they have on their wellbeing. Delivery of our sport and physical activity strategy is through UoM Sport which is based across our campuses primarily in Fallowfield at the Armitage Sports Centre and in Manchester University Students' Union on Oxford Road.

Our activities take place across the city utilising a range of city facilities in supporting our community being active and promoting physical activity opportunities through our facilities and programmes. As part of the Sport operations team and in liaison with the Sport Coordinator (Operations), the successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day standards of the facility and a high-quality experience for all users. The university therefore is looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic person to work as a Domestic Assistant.

You will be responsible for the following:

• To ensure that all facility areas are maintained in a safe, clean, and hygienic condition and to agreed cleaning standards
• To carry out a range of domestic tasks within routine and established processes
• Cleaning of public areas e.g. corridors, kitchens, bath/shower rooms, toilets, changing rooms, stairs, sport activity rooms, conference areas
• Safe operation of electrical powered and hand-held tools and cleaning equipment in a standardised way and where appropriate to achieve the required tasks as listed above, following standard safety and hygiene procedures as agreed
• To monitor any damage to premises, equipment, fittings or furnishings, take appropriate action to assist in preventing accident or health hazards, and to report any such issues through the established reporting processes

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate the following:

Essential Criteria:

• Experience and knowledge of domestic processes and skills to enable, with training, the role to be carried out successfully to agreed standards
• A sound basic knowledge of health and safety at work procedures
• Good interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable towards a busy and pressured work environment
• Be self-motivated

Desirable Criteria:

• A good understanding of health and safety issues from appropriate training and practice including COSHH, Manual Handling and Personal Protective Equipment

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer pension contribution
• Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
• Purple Place employee discount platform

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits . You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here .

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy .

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Luke Skelding

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This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK

Applications close at midnight on the closing date

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