Domestic Assistant (KD

These roles are eligible for the Campus Services New Starter and Refer a Friend bonuses*Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time and fixed term roles

About the role

As a Domestic Assistant, you’ll have a key role in helping students transition from living at home to fully independent living and ensuring all our accommodation users have the best possible experience when staying with us.

Responsibilities include:

Cleaning accommodation areasReporting maintenance issuesEnsuring health and safety guidance is followedActing as the face of the department by engaging with students and visitors

This role is 26 hours a week and hours can be discussed at interview. There is some flexibility, but the role is predominately Monday to Friday daytime with a start time of 9am or 10am and hours can be spread over 4 or 5 days.

This role involves working on a 5 over 7 rotas. Cleaning is required in some areas at weekends, therefore there is an expectation to work weekends on a rota basis. Weekend rota work requirements apply mainly during the summer peak period.

About you

You should:

enjoy striving for high standards of customer servicelove working as a teambe personable with a friendly approach

Further information

This role is offered on a fixed-term, part-time basis (26 hours per week), with an expected end date of October 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact [email protected]. Full details of this role can be found in the job description.

Campus Services New Starter bonus*. In addition to the great benefits Campus Services’ offers, this role is eligible for a £1,000 bonus. This is payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation.

This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?' and email [email protected] the name of the person who referred you at the time of application.

Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.Please note this bonus is pro rata for part time and fixed term roles

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

                                            

Closing Date: 05 Feb 2026

Department: Operations & Facilities Support

Salary: £23,061