Hotel Housekeeper

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading university's housekeeping team as a Hotel Housekeeper. This role involves ensuring cleanliness of guest rooms and public areas while providing exceptional customer service. You'll work in a vibrant international community and enjoy a competitive salary along with various benefits.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive pension schemes

Staff discounts

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience in hotel cleaning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all guest bedrooms and public areas are cleaned daily.
• Service bedrooms with an eye for detail to high standards.
• Maintain cleanliness and provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Communication

Job description

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Job Description

Grade UE02: £22,995 - £23,028 per annum plus a 5% Premium band for flexible working

CSG / Accommodation, Catering and Events / The Scholar Hotel

Full-time: 35 hours per week, 5 over 7 days

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity

In this role you will be working as part of our hotel housekeeping team and will ensure all guest bedrooms; public areas are cleaned on a daily basis. You will be either based at The Scholar Hotel; The Scott or KM Hotel & Apartments and service our bedrooms with an eye for detail and to our high standards.

Job Description

Grade UE02: £22,995 - £23,028 per annum plus a 5% Premium band for flexible working

CSG / Accommodation, Catering and Events / The Scholar Hotel

Full-time: 35 hours per week, 5 over 7 days

Open-ended (permanent)

The Opportunity

In this role you will be working as part of our hotel housekeeping team and will ensure all guest bedrooms; public areas are cleaned on a daily basis. You will be either based at The Scholar Hotel; The Scott or KM Hotel & Apartments and service our bedrooms with an eye for detail and to our high standards.

In return you will receive above industry rate of pay; generous benefits and opportunities to develop within our team. This contract will allow you to work as much or little in line with our business demands in a variety of morning; or day shifts.

Opportunities to work in other areas of the hotel such as reception and housekeeping are available as we have a “one team ethos”. This post will present an opportunity to ensure great standards are delivered and excellent customer service is provided under our Edinburgh First commercial brand.

Your Skills And Attributes For Success

• Passionate about delivering great service.
• Previous experience in hotel cleaning.
• Attention to detail and a positive attitude.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Willingness to learn.
  
  

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter
  
  

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
  
  

Championing Equality, Diversity And Inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key Dates To Note

The closing date for applications is 17 June 2025.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About The Team

Accommodation, Catering and Events provides catered and self-catered residential accommodation for over 10,000 students, including community and welfare support through its Residence Life service. We also operate 17 cafes and a range of other catering products to students and staff across the University estate. Under our commercial brand, The University of Edinburgh Hospitality and Events Collection, we deliver hotel accommodation options to around 200,000 guests each year plus an extensive selection of conference, catering and event services to over 2,000 events.

Please visit our website for further information.

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