Cleaner

UPP; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 17,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in student accommodation is seeking a Cleaner for a part-time role. You will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness in designated areas, ensuring a pleasant living environment for students. Ideal candidates will have cleaning experience, strong communication skills, and a passion for excellent service. The position offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including holiday, life insurance, and discounts.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Store discounts

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience of cleaning in a similar environment.
• Good conversational standard of English.
• Ability to read and interpret Health & Safety guidance.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning designated areas in student accommodation.
• Vacuuming, spot cleaning, and shampooing carpets.
• Daily liaison with residents and staff.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organization skills

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Cleaner to join our team.

This is a permanent part-time position working 25 hours per week from 9am to 2pm, Monday to Friday. The salary is £16,437.52 per annum.

This role will be responsible for cleaning designated areas in our student accommodation, including bedrooms, bathrooms, shower rooms, kitchens, and all white goods contained in the kitchens.

This will include:

1. Vacuuming, spot cleaning, and shampooing carpets; sweeping and polishing floors; and cleaning stairs.
2. Washing walls, doors, furniture, radiators, and lampshades as appropriate.
3. Emptying waste bins and removing rubbish from flats to bin store areas.
4. During the summer season only: making beds, including stripping and changing sheets; collecting laundered linen from store; and bagging and packing laundry for collection.
5. Weekly cleaning of residents' communal spaces, including site communal areas.
6. Cleaning internal and external windows, where applicable.
7. Daily liaison with residents, Residence Managers, and associated UPP staff.
8. Acting in accordance with all Health & Safety policies and practices at all times.

We truly care about our residents' experience and invite you to join our friendly and passionate team to help make a positive difference for students living away from home in our accommodation.

We are looking for: you to already have experience of cleaning in a similar environment, with great communication and organization skills, attention to detail, and a passion for doing an excellent job.

You will need a good conversational standard of English and the ability to read and interpret our Health & Safety guidance. You should also be prepared to work at other sites with notice and to work additional hours when needed, especially during main student arrival and departure weekends. Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting, including employment references covering the past three years, and may involve additional checks such as a basic DBS.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a fun and interesting environment to work in, with a competitive salary and a benefits package that includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, cycle to work scheme, store discounts, and access to our UPP Rewards portal with discounts from various retailers, restaurants, gyms, and more.

We also provide two paid volunteering days each year to support a charity of your choice.

Our people are at the heart of our operations, and we welcome everyone who shares our values, regardless of background or identity.

Valuing our differences is what makes UPP a growing success and ensures everyone feels valued and supported at work.

We are proud to hold the Investors in People gold standard, demonstrating our commitment to our staff.

If you have energy, pace, and passion, and think you'd be a good fit, apply today.