Part-Time Cleaner (fixed term contract)

A successful university campus is about more than buildings. It’s about the environment, the atmosphere and the people – creating that sense of home that will help students feel safe, secure, and help them thrive. We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Cleaner to join our Hull team. This is a temporary part‑time position until April 2027 working 16 hours per week from 9 am to 1 pm Monday to Thursday. The salary is £10,835.92 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas for student accommodation including bedrooms, bathrooms, shower rooms, kitchens and all white goods contained in the kitchens.
• Vacuum, spot‑clean and shampoo carpets.
• Sweep and polish floors and clean stairs.
• Wash walls, doors, furniture, radiators and lampshades as appropriate.
• Empty waste bins and remove rubbish from flats to bin‑store areas.
• During the summer season only: make beds, strip and change sheeting, collect laundered linen from store, bag and pack laundry for collection; clean internal and external windows where applicable; clean and wash glasses, cutlery and cooking utensils as appropriate.
• Daily liaison with residents, Residence Managers and associated UPP staff.
• Act in accordance with all Health & Safety policies and practices at all times.
• Be prepared to work at other sites if required and additional hours when the need arises, especially during main student arrival and departure weekends.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience cleaning in a similar environment.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, attention to detail and a passion to do an excellent job.
• Good conversational standard of the English language.
• Ability to read and interpret Health & Safety guidance.
• Prepared to work with notice at other sites and additional hours when required.
• Offer of employment subject to satisfactory vetting, including employment referencing covering the past three years, additional vetting and barring checks and a basic DBS where applicable.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and a great benefits package.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Life insurance and pension.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Store discounts.
• Access to our UPP Rewards portal with discounts from a variety of retailers, restaurants, gyms and more.
• Diversity, inclusion and belonging – an inclusive culture where everyone feels respected, heard and empowered.
• Career growth through tailored training and leadership programmes.
• Health and wellbeing programmes, including mental health resources and everyday support.

Purpose & impact – every role shapes the student experience.

Company UPP is the UK’s leading provider of on‑campus residential and academic accommodation, with over 35,000 beds where more than 500,000 students from around the world have called home over the years. We provide a complete solution of Design, Build, Fund and Operate (DBFO) student accommodation and campus facilities exclusively to the higher education sector.

Join Us We truly care about the experience of our residents and invite you to join our friendly and passionate team to help make a positive difference to students living away from home in our accommodation.