Facilities Cleaner (Part-time)

Loughborough College Group; Loughborough; Hybrid; GBP 9,100 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Loughborough College Group is recruiting a Facilities Cleaner to join our team at Loughborough College. The role involves cleaning across classrooms, offices, studios, corridors, and student facilities, ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and safety.

We require reliable timekeeping, good communication, and the ability to work flexibly, including occasional weekends. Previous cleaning experience is an advantage, and training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of cleaning in a commercial and/or domestic environment.
• Experience of working unsupervised and using own initiative.
• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements related to cleaning (COSHH and Manual Handling).

Responsibilities

• Undertake cleaning of College premises in classrooms, offices, studios, corridors, stairs, bedrooms, student kitchens, sports and leisure facilities, toilets, showers, cafeterias and communal areas.
• Adopt safe working practices.
• Work in a team providing flexible service cover across all areas.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Unsupervised work

COSHH

Manual Handling

Job description

Salary: £10,106.40 per annum (Based on a FTE of £25,266)

Type: Permanent - Part Time

Closing Date: Tuesday, 22nd September 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Cleaner to join our team at Loughborough College Group, based at Loughborough College.

This opportunity is for enthusiastic and reliable facilities cleaners to join our friendly team of dedicated cleaning staff who take great pride in providing an excellent quality service to the College and its customers.

Excellent timekeeping, communication skills and the ability to work flexibly and independently are essential requirements.

Previous cleaning experience would be an advantage, but training opportunities are available. Some flexibility will be required as there may be occasional weekend work available.

Shift patterns available are either Mon - Fri 6 - 9am or Mon - Thurs 4 - 7pm and Friday 3 - 6pm.

Responsibilities of this role include;

• To undertake the cleaning of the College premises working in classrooms, offices, studios, corridors and stairways, bedrooms and student kitchens, sports and leisure facilities, toilets, showers, cafeterias and communal areas.
• To adopt safe working practices.
• Work in a team providing flexible service cover across all areas.

What we are looking for;

• Previous experience of cleaning in a commercial and/or domestic environment
• Experience of working unsupervised and using own initiative
• Demonstrated understanding of Health and Safety requirements related to cleaning for example COSHH and Manual Handling

Loughborough College Group is formed of two merged Colleges, Loughborough College and SMB Group, with campuses across North Leicestershire. We have a vast curriculum across campuses offering challenging and engaging learning experiences for our students. We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

Loughborough College Group is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of the college. We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award and we actively encourage applications from individuals who are currently under‑represented and from all areas of the community. Alongside this, we are a disability confident employer, and we welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.

As well as our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• On-site parking
• Access to healthcare scheme
• Subsided nursery fees
• Up to 25 days annual leave per year (pro‑rota)
• Additional annual leave available
• Generous Maternity/Paternity pay
• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College Group. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College Group. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at one of the campuses of Loughborough College Group.

Kindly be advised that we are unable to provide skilled worker sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the country without the need for sponsorship. Loughborough College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please note, all applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Previous applicants do not need to apply for this role.

EU citizens arriving into the UK after the 1st January 2021 will need apply for a Tier 2 visa to gain right to work in the UK.

To be eligible to apply for a Tier 2 visa, the role advertised will need to have an educational standard of at least A levels and the salary for the role has to be a minimum of £25,600 unless in a shortage area i.e. STEM or if you have a PhD relating to the role.

There is a points system guide with further detail here . Unfortunately due to these restrictions if you do not meet the requirements, we will be unable to process your application.

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