13390 - Senior Domestic Assistant
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,547 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 January 2026 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 13390 |
Summary
Grade UE02: £24,547 per annum pro-rata as part-time
Accommodation, Catering and Events/Property Team/Pollock Halls of Residence, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY
Part-time: 30 hours per week
Open-ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our busy property team. We are looking for positive and committed people with a strong customer focus to help maintain high cleaning & housekeeping standards across our accommodation.
As a Senior Domestic Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring our spaces are clean, welcoming, and well-maintained. During the academic year, your focus will be on servicing bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas. Over the summer (May–September), we operate as a hotel, and your responsibilities will include preparing rooms to hotel standards and managing linen distribution.
In addition to hands-on cleaning duties, you will also support the team by helping to allocate daily workloads, monitor standards across our facilities, and help lead the team in delivering a flexible, customer-focused service.
These roles require working weekends when required and specifically during our summer commercial period (May-September).
At all times Flexibility is essential, as working patterns & locations may change in line with business needs.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Previous experience in cleaning, housekeeping or hospitality.
Experience in task allocation or team supervision (desirable but not essential).
Excellent organisational skills.
Attention to detail and a positive attitude.
Outstanding communication and customer service skills.
Accommodation, Catering and Events/Property Team/Pollock Halls of Residence, 18 Holyrood Park Road, Edinburgh, EH16 5AY
Part-time: 30 hours per week
Open-ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our busy property team. We are looking for positive and committed people with a strong customer focus to help maintain high cleaning & housekeeping standards across our accommodation.
As a Senior Domestic Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring our spaces are clean, welcoming, and well-maintained. During the academic year, your focus will be on servicing bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas. Over the summer (May–September), we operate as a hotel, and your responsibilities will include preparing rooms to hotel standards and managing linen distribution.
In addition to hands-on cleaning duties, you will also support the team by helping to allocate daily workloads, monitor standards across our facilities, and help lead the team in delivering a flexible, customer-focused service.
These roles require working weekends when required and specifically during our summer commercial period (May-September).
At all times Flexibility is essential, as working patterns & locations may change in line with business needs.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Previous experience in cleaning, housekeeping or hospitality.
Experience in task allocation or team supervision (desirable but not essential).
Excellent organisational skills.
Attention to detail and a positive attitude.
Outstanding communication and customer service skills.