Team Clean Supervisor (Weekend)
| Posting date: | 25 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,629 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 August 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Essex |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ09439 |
Summary
Department
Soft FM Services are responsible for cleaning and portering services to the university’s academic, administrative, and residential estate. Soft FM facilitates all university key events, such as graduation and open days and ensures areas are prepared for other events such as receptions and summer conferences.
Soft FM Services is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Team Clean Supervisor to join our busy team.
Duties of the Role
As part of your position as Team Clean Supervisor, you will lead, manage, and motivate Soft FM operational staff to provide a quality customer focused service to the academic and residential estate, ensuring that Soft FM Services are delivered and maintained to the highest standards. You will also be responsible for accurate completion of departmental statutory paperwork.
15 hours per week. Current working pattern Saturday and Sunday 5.30am to 1:45pm, potential extra 6 hours worked between Monday and Friday day and time negotiable (see general information)
Skills and qualifications required
In order to be successful, you must have experience of managing team(s) of semi-skilled staff in a customer focused environment, and knowledge of Health and Safety legislation relating to cleaning materials and working practises. Previous cleaning experience is desirable.
You will have excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage the performance of staff effectively.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk
*More information: Working at the University
Soft FM Services are responsible for cleaning and portering services to the university’s academic, administrative, and residential estate. Soft FM facilitates all university key events, such as graduation and open days and ensures areas are prepared for other events such as receptions and summer conferences.
Soft FM Services is looking to recruit an enthusiastic Team Clean Supervisor to join our busy team.
Duties of the Role
As part of your position as Team Clean Supervisor, you will lead, manage, and motivate Soft FM operational staff to provide a quality customer focused service to the academic and residential estate, ensuring that Soft FM Services are delivered and maintained to the highest standards. You will also be responsible for accurate completion of departmental statutory paperwork.
15 hours per week. Current working pattern Saturday and Sunday 5.30am to 1:45pm, potential extra 6 hours worked between Monday and Friday day and time negotiable (see general information)
Skills and qualifications required
In order to be successful, you must have experience of managing team(s) of semi-skilled staff in a customer focused environment, and knowledge of Health and Safety legislation relating to cleaning materials and working practises. Previous cleaning experience is desirable.
You will have excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage the performance of staff effectively.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk
*More information: Working at the University
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