Housekeeping Assistant Vita Student · Edinburgh, Fountainbridge

Vita Student; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in luxury student accommodation seeks a Housekeeper in Edinburgh. The role involves maintaining high cleanliness standards in student apartments, ensuring a welcoming environment. Candidates should be adaptable, resilient, and possess excellent communication skills. The position offers a competitive hourly rate with flexible working hours.

Benefits

Royal London Pension

Annual Parties & Events

24/7 Employee Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in large accommodation facilities like hotels or hospitals.
• Good understanding of COSHH regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional room cleaning service to students.
• Maintain cleanliness of facilities and report issues.
• Monitor cleaning stock levels and assist in ordering.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Resilience

Job description

Housekeeper - Edinburgh

Fixed Term Summer Contract - Until 1st September 2025

Hourly Rate: £12.50 per hour (plus holiday pay uplift, equivalent to £14.00 per hour)

Flexible Working Hours: Monday - Saturday between 10am – 5pm

Hours per week: 8 hours

Vita Student's next-level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students' lives, providing the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury & comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. We’re expanding our housekeeping team with the appointment of an experienced Housekeeper to deliver a luxury, home-from-home cleaning service for our residents’ studio apartments while ensuring our premium site & facilities are maintained to the highest standards.

Our Housekeepers

Provide an exceptional, personalised room cleaning service to students by ensuring their studios are maintained to a clean, healthy & presentable standard. Working towards designated schedules, cleaning duties include but are not limited to; dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, antibacterial cleaning of surfaces, and making beds.

• Ensure our facilities are being looked after respectfully by students & guests.
• Maintain the upkeep of our premium site & facilities.
• Be on hand, delivering solutions to issues or challenges that may arise.
• Be a point of contact for any potential incident or emergency onsite.
• Maintain waste management areas adhering to health & safety regulations, ensuring potential hazards are addressed, cleaned, tidied, or reorganised as required.
• Using a smartphone/tablet, record & manage each studio clean: each studio clean is to be photographed prior to and at the end of each clean.
• Report any concerning behaviour of students that could be an indication of welfare concern.
• Monitor cleaning stock levels and communicate needs to the Assistant Residence Manager or Residence Manager. Assist in ordering stock to maintain appropriate inventory.
• Understand and follow "Control of Substances Hazardous to Health" (COSHH) regulations to protect health and safety when using cleaning chemicals.

Who we want to join our team…

Professional Experience

• Experience in large, multi-room residence facilities such as accommodation buildings, hotels, or hospitals.
• Technologically astute, comfortable with various software systems.
• Good understanding of COSHH regulations and practices.

Personal Characteristics

• Ability to work in a multicultural environment, respecting diverse backgrounds and beliefs.
• Excellent communication skills; multilingual skills are a plus.
• Adaptability, creativity & positivity.
• Resilience to navigate unexpected situations.
• Able to perform tasks involving extended standing and repetitive movements; reasonable adjustments considered where required.
• Flexibility to work in a 24/7 operational environment, including bank holidays and religious festivals, with some time-off accommodations possible.

Why work for us…

Our employees take pride in working at our luxury properties, which offer the highest standard of resident accommodation across the UK. We reward dedication with benefits such as:

Royal London Pension – Vita Group contributes 3% of your salary, with an additional 5% employee contribution.

Parties & Events – Annual events to celebrate success and foster team spirit.

24/7 Employee Assistance – Confidential support and guidance for personal or work-related issues.

Right to Work & DBS

Employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including DBS. We cannot sponsor visas; applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.