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Cleaners (part time)

Job details
Posting date: 21 August 2025
Salary: £23,915 per year, pro rata
Additional salary information: From £23,915 (pro rata) on Grade B, depending on qualifications and experience.
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 10 September 2025
Location: Exeter, Devon
Remote working: On-site only
Company: University of Exeter
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: P43392

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Summary

Facilities Operations


Rewarding opportunity to work as part of our Facilities Operations Cleaning Team


We currently have various part-time positions available (between 15 and 25hrs per week).


Three types of contracts- Monday to Friday, 4 days per week (Mon, Tue, Thurs and Fri), or weekend only.


Working days are set however there will be 4 out of 7, 5 out of 7, or 2 out of 7 working requirement (based on business needs).


6am or 9am start for majority of vacancies.


The team are responsible for over 50 Academic and Administrative buildings as well as 17 Residences across the Streatham and St Luke`s Campus’s in Exeter and employ over 180 In House staff who cover the cleaning duties through day and night 24/7 all year round.


We are looking for the following qualities:


Customer focused
Good attention to detail
Trustworthy
Flexible
Good team player

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.


Full BICSc training will be provided.


In your supporting statement, you should also clearly demonstrate how you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria stated in the Person Specification.


Benefits


We offer some fantastic benefits including:


39 days leave per year
options for flexible working
onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy

stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England


Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment


We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.


Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.


With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.


We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.


Further information


If you wish to discuss further, please contact Aurelia Taylor, Senior Facilities Operations Manager on cleaningjobs@exeter.ac.uk


To Apply


Please click the apply link and submit an application form. If this isnt possible, please complete the attached manual application form and email it to cleaningjobs@exeter.ac.uk along with your CV and cover letter.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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