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Fitzwilliam
College

Housekeeper
Candidate
Information

£10.90 per hour
£21,255 per annum PLUS
£400 recruitment payment

(pro-rata for part-time working)

• Additional holiday in recognition of long

• Free lunch in College when on duty

• Free parking (subject to availability) with

• Defined contribution pension scheme

• Enhanced Sick Pay after qualifying

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Use of free gym/squash courts/sports

• Agile Working policy (where

• Free University card providing local

• Long Service Awards

• Support from in-college Wellbeing Co-

• Active staff events team organising

• Free weekly yoga sessions

• Free Flu vaccination scheme

• Contribution towards glasses/eye tests

Housekeeper
Reporting to the
Housekeeping Manager

Full-time/Part-time Housekeepers
Flexible hours considered

Application Procedure
Applicants should submit a covering letter
and CV or application form to Susan Kay,
HR Manager [email protected]

Please note this is a rolling recruitment
campaign and we will be considering
applications during the advertising period.

In applying for this role, you will provide
personal data which the College will process
in accordance with its data protection
obligations and Data Protection Policy:
https://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/about/official-
information/data-protection

Candidates should be flexible and reliable with
a good level of spoken English. You will enjoy
working effectively as part of a team to provide
excellent levels of customer care and
attention. Previous housekeeping experience
is not essential, as full comprehensive training
will be given.

Principal Duties
• To undertake bed making and cleaning

duties in accordance with a work schedule
issued by and directed by the Housekeeping
management team.

Standards of Cleanliness and
Customer Service
• Delivery of the Accommodation &

Housekeeping service Charter and code of
conduct.

• Awareness of student welfare issues and

• Clean and service accommodation, Fellows’

• Be a proactive member of the team working

• Achieve and maintain the cleaning standards

Health and Safety and Maintenance
• Comply at all times with the requirements

of the College Health and Safety policy and
positively contribute to maintaining a safe
working environment

• Report any Health and Safety hazards to the

• Report any faults or breakages and any area

The Role

General Duties
• Adhere to the Accommodation &

Housekeeping department’s dress code and
be punctual for all shifts that are to be worked

• Be flexible and work pre-arranged overtime

• Attend all relevant training as directed by the

• Undertake any other reasonable duties as

To carry out any other reasonable duties as
required by the Housekeeping Manager.

Fitzwilliam is a special and welcoming
academic community committed to
developing the talents of its students,
supporting its Fellows, and the training
and professional development of its
staff.

Fitzwilliam is one of 31 colleges within the
University of Cambridge, and is a community
of around 1,000 people, including
undergraduates, postgraduates, Fellows and
staff. The College is set in beautiful grounds on
a large, seven-acre site within 10 minutes’ cycle
ride of all the major University faculties and
departments.

Each new individual who joins
Fitzwilliam enriches our College and is
encouraged to participate actively in
College life. Principles of respect and
fairness underpin all our work.
Wellbeing is key to high academic and
professional achievement and the
College plays an important role in
providing appropriate support in this
regard, for students and staff alike.

Our Housekeepers
Our Housekeeping team takes pride in the
service it delivers to the College and each
Housekeeper contributes towards ensuring
clean, attractive and welcoming surroundings
and high standards of cleanliness for students,
staff, visitors and delegates alike. We are now
looking for full-time Housekeepers to join our
friendly professional team as soon as possible.

The principle duties are to clean and service
College accommodation, Fellows’ sets, public
areas, meeting rooms and offices, as directed
by the Housekeeping management team. You
will be expected to achieve and maintain the
College cleaning standards, reporting any
faults, breakages and Health and Safety
hazards to the Housekeeping management
team.

As part of the College’s proactive approach to
student welfare, you will establish professional,
friendly and supportive relationships with
students and other residents.

Tenure and Probation
This is a permanent role and will be subject
to satisfactory completion of a six month
probationary period.

Hours of Work7.5 hours per week where full-time.

Recruitment Payment
A £400 recruitment payment will be paid after
successful completion of probationary period.

Equality and Diversity
Fitzwilliam College is committed to promoting a
diverse and inclusive community – a place where
we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.
The aim for our workforce is to be truly
representative of all sections of society and for
each employee to feel respected and able to give of
their best.

Pre-employment checks

Right to Work in the UK
We have a legal responsibility to ensure that you
have the right to work in the UK before you can
start working for us. If you do not have
the right to work in the UK already, any offer of
employment we make to you will be conditional
upon you gaining it.

Health Declaration
Once an offer of employment has been made the
successful candidate will be required to complete a
work health declaration form.

Qualifications (where applicable)
The person specification for this position lists
qualifications that are essential for the role. If
appointed, you will be asked to provide your
relevant original certificates of these qualifications.

References
Offers of appointment will be subject to the receipt
of satisfactory references.

Information if you have a disability
The College welcomes applications
from individual with disabilities. We are
committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout
the recruitment process. We will make
adjustments to enable applicants to compete to the
best of their ability wherever it is reasonable to do
so and, if successful to assist them during their
employment.

Person
Specification

Essential Desirable

Qualifications and Education • Good level of
basic education

• Qualified First Aider
• Health & Safety/COSHH

Knowledge and Experience • Some experience of
cleaning processes ideally
in a hospitality setting

• Knowledge of customer

Personal Attributes • Good communication in
English

• Ability to work under

• Ability to work

• Good standards of customer

• Conscientious with an eye

• Flexible approach to shift/