Domestic Assistant - Cleaner (Multiple roles available)

Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness sessions

Gym discounts

Totem card student discounts

Public transport discounts

Staff wellbeing forums

Job summary

Sheffield Hallam University is seeking Domestic Assistants to join a dedicated team delivering domestic services across city and collegiate campuses. You will work Monday to Friday in shifts starting early in the morning, helping with events, general cleaning, and signposting for students and staff.

The role emphasizes flexibility, teamwork, and engagement with the campus community, with opportunities for professional development and access to staff benefits such as wellness sessions and gym

Qualifications

• Provide domestic assistant support to university events, departmental activities and help desk requests.
• Maintain the internal university environment and assist with the delivery of domestic services across the campus.
• You may be the first friendly face students and staff see, offering directions or signposting.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of domestic services across university campuses.
• Carry out a range of practical and operational duties to support events and activities.
• Contribute to maintaining a welcoming and clean campus environment.

Job description

Campus Support

Job pattern information

City and Collegiate campus posts available: Monday to Friday:

Please only apply if you can work the shift pattern between 6am and 9.15am.

Domestic Assistants - The role

You will work as part of a great team throughout the University Campuses and provide domestic assistant support to university events, departmental activities and help desk requests.

The role is to be part of a team to assist with the effective delivery of domestic services across the University, undertaking a range of practical and operational duties, to maintain the University internal environment. We are a friendly team and due to the hours of the role may sometimes be the first friendly face a student or staff member sees who may need directions or signposting which makes the role a varied one.

• Professional development is available through ongoing training and support.
• Free Sheffield Hallam Wellness sessions.
• Discount to onsite gyms.
• Totem card student discounts at a wide range of shops.
• Public transport discounts in Sheffield and wider.
• Your wellbeing is highly regarded, and you have the opportunity to be heard at a variety of staff network employee meetings, workshops and team building sessions.

Domestic Assistants - The Team

Our Domestic Assistants represent the University at the highest level, as the cleanliness of the campus plays an important role in attracting our students when they are deciding which University they want to attend.

Their work is often praised by our colleagues as they aim to achieve the highest standards possible.

Our Domestic Assistants have the freedom to influence their work schedules to present the University in its best possible light, proudly supported by Senior Domestic Assistants and Unit Leaders to reach this ambition.

• You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.
• If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS.

For this job we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority applicants who are underrepresented in this area/this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not likely to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK. For more information, please visit the UKVI Guidance before applying.

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