Cleaner - (UP East and West - multiple posts)

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China, and Malaysia. Our award-winning Nottingham campus is only 15 minutes by bus or tram to our vibrant city centre. 

Your role as a Cleaner:

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and take pride in their work and who enjoy cleaning in a variety of areas to join our team of cleaners at the University Park Campus. 

Main duties include, cleaning a wide range of areas/spaces; and providing general and specialised cleaning within our buildings (offices, classrooms, carpeted areas, refuse disposal, toilets, bathrooms, changing and staff areas/rooms, corridors, stairwells etc) and providing excellent customer service at all times, working either independently or as a part of a team.

This position entails providing both planned and reactive cleaning service across the building and supporting the local cleaning team covering holidays, sickness, deep cleaning, any urgent requests/inquiries assigned by the Line Manager.   

Previous cleaning experience within similar environment and ability to work independently and as part of a team are desirable but not essential as full training will be given. Further details regarding the duties for the role can be found on the attached job role profile.

Positions Available:

These are permanent positions which will attract 20% uplift allowance pay for any hours worked at the weekend. Please specify on your application which post you are applying for and view relevant information for each position below: 

Midweek Post- 1: Hours of work 15 hours per week (5 shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Monday to Friday) working between the hours 6.00am and 9.15am, on a permanent contract, 52-weeks of the year basis, to include out of term/student vacation periods. Flexibility will be required.

Midweek Post- 2: Hours of work 20 hours per week (5 shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Monday to Friday) working between the hours 6.00am and 10.00am, on a permanent contract, 52-weeks of the year basis, to include out of term/student vacation periods. Flexibility will be required.

Midweek Post- 3: Hours of work 15 hours per week (5 shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Monday to Friday) working between the hours 5.00pm and 8.00pm, on a permanent contract, 52-weeks of the year basis, to include out of term/student vacation periods. Flexibility will be required.

Weekend Post- 4: Hours of work 6 hours per week (2 shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Saturday and Sunday) working between the hours 6.00am and 9.15am, on a permanent contract, 52-weeks of the year basis, to include out of term/student vacation periods. Flexibility will be required.

What’s in it for you? 

Permanent contract working either during term time or 52 weeks of the year. An excellent holiday allowance: For staff on 52 weeks contracts: 26 days (pro-rata), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.

For staff on fractional contracts- working during university term times: paid leave is paid on Christmas, summer and easter. 

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.Free on-site parking between 4.30pm and 9.30am.

 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 and different options to attend either during a typical week, Monday to Friday or on a set weekend dates within the year. 

Further details will be given at the interview. The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

All of our vacancies are available to view at:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Loizos Kalopsidiotis [email protected] Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. 

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. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We are delighted to share that we are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

We want you to succeed in our recruitment process and have published Candidate Guidance for you to access information and support on application and interview process.

We offer a range of benefits, visit Your Benefits website to learn what we can offer you.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

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.

 

Closing Date: 11 Sep 2024 Category: Operations and Facilities