Cleaner

We truly care about the experience of our residents and we're looking for a cleaner to join our friendly and passionate team and help make a positive difference to students living away from home in our accommodation. This is a part-time position working 20 hours per week from 09:00 am to 13:00, Monday to Friday. The salary is £13,542.99 per annum.

In this role, you'll help keep our student accommodation clean, comfortable and welcoming, cleaning a range of areas including bedrooms, bathrooms, shower rooms, kitchens and appliances.

Role responsibilities include:

• Vacuum, spot clean and shampoo carpets, sweep and polish floors and clean stairs
• Maintain kitchen areas to a high standard of cleanliness, including cleaning white goods and washing glasses, cutlery and cooking utensils
• Wash walls, doors, furniture, radiators, lampshades as appropriate
• Empty waste bins and dispose of rubbish in the designated bin store areas
• Clean internal and external windows when needed
• Daily liaison with the residents, Residence Managers and associated UPP staff
• Act in accordance with all Health & Safety policies and practices at all times
• During the summer season only: Make beds, including stripping and changing sheeting collection of laundered linen from store, bag and pack laundry for collection

We are looking for you to already have experience of cleaning in a similar environment and have great communication and organisation skills, along with an attention to detail and the passion to do an excellent job. You will need to have a good conversational standard of the English language and an ability to read and interpret our Health & Safety guidance. You will also be prepared to work (with notice) at other sites if required and additional hours when the need arises, especially during the main student arrival and departure weekends.

Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory vetting, inclusive of employment referencing covering the past three years and you may be subject to additional vetting and barring checks to ensure your suitability for the role, which could include completing a basic DBS.

In return, we are offering a fun and interesting environment to work in with a competitive salary and a great benefits package which includes 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, pension, cycle to work scheme, two paid volunteering days a year, store discounts, as well as access to our UPP Rewards portal, offering discounts from a variety of retailers, restaurants, gyms and more.

UPP welcomes all applications and recognises the value of having a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we work with and positively impacts our people, student residents and university partners. We understand that all disabilities, impairments and conditions are unique, so please let us know about any adjustments that would support you through our recruitment process and help you thrive at work. Our core values of Innovation, Sustainability, Community, Partnership and Respect are fundamental to our culture and summarise what is important to our business and our people.