General Assistant

Sanctuary Group; Uddingston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent housing organization in Uddingston is seeking a Part Time General Assistant to provide high-quality cleaning services. The role includes cleaning communal areas and ensuring a safe living environment for students. Ideal candidates will have previous cleaning experience, along with excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently. The position offers competitive pay, flexible working hours, and a range of employee benefits including generous leave and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days leave plus public holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience is desirable.
• Ability to work on own initiative and adapt to changing requirements.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality cleaning services for bedrooms and communal areas.
• Identify and report hazards to maintain a safe environment.
• Organise stores and conduct checks of cleaning equipment.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Customer service skills

Ability to work independently

Time management

Team player

Job description

Part Time General Assistant

£12.21 per hour

25 hours per week

Joining our housekeeping team, you will be responsible for providing a high-quality cleaning and domestic service in the student accommodation. During term time your duties will be cleaning of communal areas, and cleaning of any empty properties. In vacation periods, you will deep clean vacant flats in preparation for summer business.

The role of General Assistant will include:

• Providing high quality cleaning services for bedrooms, kitchens, pathways and communal areas
• Identifying and reporting any hazards and faults to ensure a safe environment is maintained
• Organising stores on site and carrying out checks of equipment, replacing when necessary
• Any other tasks as required by management

Skills and experiences:

• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience is desirable
• Ability to work on own initiative and with fast changing requirements
• Previous experience of working to deadlines and prioritising workloads
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• A team player who is willing to help colleagues as and when required

Why work for us?

Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow.

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental, and financial health, and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days leave rising to a maximum of 30 days (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Wellbeing support and tools

Job Reference: 226964

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

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