Housekeeping Assistant (Multiple Positions)

Nottingham; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday pro-rata

Career progression

Ongoing training

Wellbeing support

Staff discounts

Job summary

University of Nottingham is hiring a Housekeeping Assistant for University Park Halls of Residence. You will clean bedrooms, bathrooms and communal areas to a high standard, delivering excellent customer service.

We offer permanent contracts, 27 days holiday pro-rata, weekend allowances and ongoing training. Posts are 36.25 hours per week with progression opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking.
• Keen eye for detail and aim to deliver high standards.
• Previous cleaning experience is desirable but not essential; full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms and public areas to a high standard with attention to touchpoints.
• Move furniture, make beds and remove rubbish; work in a team or independently as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliable

Hardworking

Teamwork

Job description

Housekeeping Assistant (Multiple Positions)

Area
Halls Management - University Park

Location
University Park

Salary
£25,353 to £26,379 per annum based on a 36.25-hour contract / pro rata if applicable. Posts are initially offered at the minimum salary point £13.45 per hour, with progression to the higher salary point, £13.99 per hour through annual incremental pay rise.

Interview Date
To be confirmed

Reference
NHE1672526

Your role as a Housekeeping Assistant:

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and aim to deliver the exceptional operational standards required particularly at busy service times. As a member of our team, you will have a positive and energetic approach and be a colleague that the team look forward to working with and building strong relationships with others to accomplish tasks and shared goals.

Working within our Halls of Residence at University Park Campus, main duties will include the cleaning of bedrooms, bathrooms and other public areas including all touch points to a high standard providing excellent customer service at all times.

Tasks will involve the manipulation of furniture, making beds and the removal of rubbish in a working environment which can be demanding. Previous cleaning experience and ability to work independently and as part of a team is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

Posts Available:

16 or 26.25 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 to be arranged to include regular weekends working between the hours of 9:00am and 3:00pm. These positions are offered on a permanent basis, working throughout the full calendar year, 52-weeks of the year (including outside of term and student vacation periods) while also are eligible to an additional 15% pay allowance for hours worked in weekends.

Please note:

Due to a range of functions, conference and business needs, successful candidates are required to work in term time either 1 in 3 or 1 in 4 weekends and during summer regular weekends. Further details will be given at the interview.

We are committed to supporting work-life balance and welcome applications from candidates seeking compressed working arrangements.

What's in it for you?

• Permanent contract
• An excellent holiday allowance: 27 days (pro-rata), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.
• Personal and Career Development support, and opportunities for career progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
• Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities.
• Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job.

The successful candidates for these positions will be expected to attend statutory training courses and any refresher training required by the department. There are planned training courses throughout the year during a typical week, Monday to Friday or on a set weekend dates within the year.

The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website.

To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.