Cleaner - UP West (Part Time, Weekend Posts, Multiple Positions)

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.

About the Role/Team:

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 sports facility cleaners at the David Ross Sports Village based at University Park.

Main duties will include cleaning a wide range of areas/spaces and providing general and specialised cleaning within the building (offices, toilets, bathrooms, changing rooms, staff areas/rooms, corridors, stairwells, fitness facilities, Clinic etc) and providing excellent customer service at all times, working either independently or as a part of a team.

About You:

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

Hours of Work:

Weekend Post 1- 6 hours per week, 2 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Saturday and Sunday, working between 6.15am and 9.15am) Flexibility will be required.

Weekend Post 2- 6 hours per week, 2 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Saturday and Sunday, working between 1.00pm and 4.00pm) Flexibility will be required.

Weekend Post 3- 7 hours per week, 2 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Saturday and Sunday, working between 5.00pm and 8.30pm) Flexibility will be required.

These positions are offered a permanent basis working on a rolling contract 52-weeks of the year basis to include student vacation periods and will attract 15% pay uplift allowance for any hours worked at the weekend.

What we offer:

• Excellent holiday allowance of 27 days (pro rota), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme/Counselling Service- 24/7 support. 
• Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job. 
• We are committed to staff development/provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities. 
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work 
• Access to all range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more see our benefits website

Successful candidates will be expected to attend induction training courses which will run each month, Monday to Friday on University Park Campus. Further details will be given at interview.

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

For general queries please contact our Estates Recruitment email at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted. Job Reference: NHE9013426

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