Part Time Cleaning Supervisor

Esift; Oxford; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Life insurance

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Rewards portal discounts

Job summary

Esift is recruiting a part-time Cleaning Supervisor to join an onsite team based in Oxford. The role focuses on delivering high-quality cleaning services across a campus, with 20 hours per week and a salary of £15,316.

You will lead a team of 7, oversee safety, PPE, and training, coordinate rotas, monitor costs, and drive standards with occasional hands-on duties.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising cleaning teams in residential, hospitality or commercial environments.
• Experience coordinating rotas and managing daily operational delivery.
• Practical knowledge of cleaning standards and methods.
• Understanding of COSHH and safe systems of work.
• Strong attention to detail and quality standards.
• Proficient IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Confident communication and relationship-building abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily activity and optimize deployment of cleaning resources.
• Maintain costs and monitor consumables and stock levels.
• Review procedures to increase efficiencies and improve standards.
• Carry out local risk assessments and safety checks; ensure PPE compliance.
• Lead and supervise cleaning operatives; set daily expectations and standards.
• Deliver toolbox talks and team briefings.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and training of team members.
• Hands-on coverage during team absences.

Skills

Supervising teams

Rota coordination

Cleaning standards

COSHH knowledge

IT skills

Communication skills

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

Our client is a multi-discipline, full-service Design, Build, Fund and Operate company that is dedicated to the Higher Education sector. As such they have the longest established and most trusted reputation for delivering next generation education campuses at scale. They have an opportunity for a Part Time Cleaning Supervisor to work as part of an onsite team based in Oxford.

Salary: £15,316 for 20 hours per week + 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, cycle to work scheme, as well as access to a company Rewards portal, offering discounts from a variety of retailers, restaurants gyms and more

Location: Oxford

Hours: 20 hours a week, ideally 8am - 12pm, Monday to Friday but open to discuss on the hours as there is some flexibility on this

As the Cleaning Supervisor you will be managing a team of 7, providing high-quality cleaning services across assigned areas within a campus, ensuring standards of cleanliness, hygiene and safety are consistently achieved.

Role responsibilities include (not limited to)

• Coordinating daily activity, managing effective deployment of cleaning resources across assigned areas ensuring labour and materials are utilised efficiently and work is allocated
• Maintain accurate information on costs incurred on housekeeping and cleaning activities, monitoring consumables usage and stock levels
• Regular review of existing procedures in order to increase efficiencies and improve standards
• Carry out local risk assessments, safety checks and ensuring team compliance with PPE and safe systems at work, promoting a strong safety culture through daily supervision and visible leadership
• Lead and supervise cleaning operatives, setting clear daily expectations and performance standards
• Deliver tool box talks and team briefings
• Support recruitment, onboarding and training of team members
• Hands on when required, able to provide cover during team absences

The successful candidate will have/be

• Experience supervising cleaning teams in residential, hospitality or commercial environments
• Experience coordinating rotas and managing daily operational delivery
• Practical knowledge of cleaning standards and methods
• Understanding of COSHH and safe systems work
• Strong attention to detail and quality standards
• Proficient in IT (ideally outlook, word, excel)
• Confident communication skills, able to build strong working relationships