Domestic Assistant (Full Time) (KD13986) - Bath, BA2 7AY

University of Bath; Folly Gate; Presencial; GBP 22.000 - 29.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

£1,000 bonus after probation

Refer a Friend bonus

Referral bonus for referrers

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Bath is hiring a Domestic Assistant in its Operations & Facilities Support team. The role supports students moving to independent living and ensures a high standard of accommodation experience.

You will work full-time (36.5 hours/week) with shifts mostly 9:00–17:20 Monday to Thursday and 9:00–17:10 on Fridays, including weekend work during peak periods. Prior cleaning experience is beneficial but not essential.

Formación

• Previous cleaning experience or knowledge of working in a hotel or student accommodation is beneficial, but not essential.

Responsabilidades

• Clean accommodation areas.
• Report maintenance issues.
• Ensure health and safety guidance is followed.
• Act as the face of the department by engaging with students and visitors.
• Work weekends on a rota basis, with summer peak periods needing weekend work.

Conocimientos

Customer service

Teamwork

Friendly demeanor

Descripción del empleo

The department was created in August 2022 by combining all the facilities teams across the University into one department to support our University strategy, in which strong campus services are essential to underpin excellence in education, research, and the experience of students, staff, visitors, and commercial customers alike. With over 400 staff, Campus Services consists of a diverse range of teams, including Student Living, Hospitality, Retail, Cleaning and Portering, Security, Postal Services, and Landscaping.

About the role

As a Domestic Assistant, you'll have a key role in helping students transition from living at home to fully independent living and ensuring all our accommodation users have the best possible experience when staying with us.

We currently have a full-time opportunity: 36.5 hours per week (full-time), typical shifts include working 9:00am-5:20pm Monday to Thursday and 9:00am-5:10pm on Friday.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning accommodation areas
• Reporting maintenance issues
• Ensuring health and safety guidance is followed
• Acting as the face of the department by engaging with students and visitors
• As cleaning duties are required in certain areas at weekends, there is an expectation that successful candidates will work weekends on a rota basis.
• Weekend working is mainly required during the summer peak period.

enjoy striving for high standards of customer service love working as a team be personable with a friendly approach

Previous cleaning experience or knowledge of working in a hotel or student accommodation is beneficial, but not essential.

Bonuses

• . In addition to the great benefits Campus Services' offers, this role is eligible for a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months' probation.
• 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, that you select 'other' and note their name when answering the question 'Where did you learn of this job?'. The referrer must be noted at time of application to be considered.
• 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 equality 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: Free counselling services through Health Assured Cycle to work scheme Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Staff discount at Team Bath gym Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees Staff discount on language courses Generous employer contributory pension schemes Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath Local discounts and more A family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce Relocation allowance 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 .

Closing Date: 14 Oct 2026 Department: Operations & Facilities Support Salary: £25,529 (£13.45 per hour) Please note the annual salary quoted is inclusive of a market supplement to ensure the annual pay rate aligns with our commitment as a voluntary living wage employer.