House Service Assistant - RM1224

University of St Andrews; St Andrews; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 30 days

Hybrid working environment

Staff pension (S LAS)

Free staff parking

Carshare and Cycle to Work

LinkedIn Learning and library access

Job summary

University of St Andrews is recruiting a House Service Assistant to support Residential and Business Services at Agnes Blackadder & Powell Hall. The role focuses on cleaning public and kitchen areas, cleaning rooms after departures, and preparing rooms for summer conferences and guests.

Permanent contract, 30 hours per week on a 52-week basis (five days from 7). Salary £25,353 per annum pro rata; visa restrictions apply; training provided. Applications close 23 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Clean public areas and kitchen areas.
• Room cleaning following student departures.
• Servicing, bed changes and setting up rooms for summer guests.

Job description

Residential and Business Services are looking to recruit a House Service Assistant to join their team at Agnes Blackadder & Powell Hall. We provide accommodation for students during term time and accommodation for conferences and groups during the summer period.

Key duties involve cleaning public areas and kitchen areas; room cleaning following student departures; servicing, bed changes and setting up rooms for our summer guests.

Experience preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

If you have a can-do attitude, want to make a difference, and enjoy working with a diverse range of people then this may be the role for you.

This is a permanent post, 30 hours per week on a 52-week contract on a 5 day from 7 basis.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to: ls50 @st-andrews.ac.uk , Tel: [phone]

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays pro rata
• Financial contribution to relocation where applicable
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme

At St Andrews, equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to who we are and form a core pillar of our University Strategy. We are committed to creating a fair, inclusive and supportive workplace, reflected in our participation in national diversity charters and awards, including Athena Swan, Carer Positive and the Race Equality Charter. We particularly welcome applications from people from Black, Asian, minority ethnic and minority religions backgrounds and from LGBTQ+ and disabled people.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on [e-mail] .

Closing date: 23 October 2026

Job Description: RM1224RH FPs.pdf

Residential and Business Services

Salary: £25,353 per annum pro rata

Start date: As soon as possible

Hours: 30 hours per week, 5 days from 7