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Campus Services Support Assistant
| Posting date: | 06 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,389 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 June 2025 |
| Location: | Headington, Oxford |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Oxford Brookes University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 179243 |
Summary
Oxford Brookes University is looking to recruit an experienced, reliable and highly motivated Campus Services Assistant as a member of the Campus Services team to undertake caretaking, cleaning and portering duties, providing exemplary facilities support services throughout the University. Campus Services Assistants play a proactive role within a motivated and innovative team.
Working hours for Campus Services Assistant
This is a full-time post with weekday and weekend shifts, covering 5 days out of 7 on a shift pattern (typically shifts of 07:00-14:24 and 13:36 - 21:00)
The position will primarily be based at Headington, but you may be required to work at our other Oxford campuses from time to time.
If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Campus Services Contracts Manager Delia Redding dredding@brookes.ac.uk or Sarah Warwick swarwick@brookes.ac.uk, so that arrangements can be made to hold a telephone call or informal chat.
Overall Purpose of the Post of Campus Services Assistant
To carry out planned, preventative and reactive tasks across the University’s Estate, including caretaking, cleaning and portering duties.
Qualifications and Experience for the Post of Campus Services Assistant
If you feel ready to make a change from your current role or are looking for new challenges, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
● Good written and spoken English skills
● Experience of working in a front-facing customer environment
● Exemplary customer service skills
● Basic IT skills - email, mobile apps
● Ability to work outside of normal working hours and to a designated shift pattern
● Full Driving license
● Previous experience of working unsupervised and managing own task completion.
Oxford Brookes is a great place to work and we really look after our staff. Benefits include up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days (this includes 13 bank holiday and concessionary days). Generous Local Government Pension Scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports’ facilities).
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.
This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.
CV and Personal Statement:
As part of the application process, all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed, and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document, which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV."
Working hours for Campus Services Assistant
This is a full-time post with weekday and weekend shifts, covering 5 days out of 7 on a shift pattern (typically shifts of 07:00-14:24 and 13:36 - 21:00)
The position will primarily be based at Headington, but you may be required to work at our other Oxford campuses from time to time.
If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Campus Services Contracts Manager Delia Redding dredding@brookes.ac.uk or Sarah Warwick swarwick@brookes.ac.uk, so that arrangements can be made to hold a telephone call or informal chat.
Overall Purpose of the Post of Campus Services Assistant
To carry out planned, preventative and reactive tasks across the University’s Estate, including caretaking, cleaning and portering duties.
Qualifications and Experience for the Post of Campus Services Assistant
If you feel ready to make a change from your current role or are looking for new challenges, you could be exactly what we are looking for. Applicants should be able to demonstrate:
● Good written and spoken English skills
● Experience of working in a front-facing customer environment
● Exemplary customer service skills
● Basic IT skills - email, mobile apps
● Ability to work outside of normal working hours and to a designated shift pattern
● Full Driving license
● Previous experience of working unsupervised and managing own task completion.
Oxford Brookes is a great place to work and we really look after our staff. Benefits include up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days (this includes 13 bank holiday and concessionary days). Generous Local Government Pension Scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports’ facilities).
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.
This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.
CV and Personal Statement:
As part of the application process, all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed, and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document, which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV."
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