Cleaner
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 December 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The University of Nottingham |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | NHE211325X1 |
Summary
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.
Your role as a Cleaner:
We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who take pride in their work and and have excellent customer service skills.
Based at the University Park Campus, main duties including providing both planned and reactive cleaning service and working both independently and as part of a team, cleaning a wide range of areas such as offices, laboratories, toilets, corridors, and stairwells and supporting the local cleaning team with covering holidays, sickness, deep cleaning and any urgent requests/inquiries assigned on the day by the line manager.
As a member of our team, you will have a positive and energetic approach and be a colleague that the team look forward to working with and building strong relationships with others to accomplish tasks and shared goals. You will have a keen eye for detail and aim to deliver exceptional operational service and standards at all times and particularly in demanding and busy service times.
Previous cleaning experience gained within a similar environment is desirable. Full training will be given. Further details regarding the duties for the role can be found on the attached job role profile.
Positions Available:
Weekday M-F Post: Hours of work 15 hours per week (5 days/shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Monday to Friday) working between the hours 6.00pm and 9.00pm. Flexibility will be required.
Weekend S-S Posts: Hours of work 6 hours per week (2 shifts per week/3 hours each day, mainly Saturday and Sunday) working between the hours 6.00am and 9.15am. Flexibility will be required.
These are permanent positions on a rolling contract, required to be worked throughout the full year 52 weeks, to include out of term/student vacation periods. For the days worked over the weekend there is an additional 20% pay for hours worked over the weekend.
What’s in it for you?
- An excellent holiday allowance: For staff on 52 weeks contracts: 27 days (pro-rata), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
- Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.
- Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.
- Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
- Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
- Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities.
- Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job.
- Free on-site parking between 4.30pm and 9.30am.
The successful candidates for these positions will be expected to attend statutory training courses and any refresher training required by the department. There are planned training courses throughout the year and different options to attend either during a typical week, Monday to Friday or on a set weekend dates within the year.
Further details will be given at the 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. Please quote Reference NHE Please quote ref. NHE211325X1
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