Seasonal Cleaner Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UEO1 - £20,092 Per Annum Pro Rata (£11.01) per hour - Plus 5% Premium Payment to Reflect Flexible Working
Accommodation, Catering and Events
Fixed Term Contract: Full Time; 25 - 35 Hours Available per Week, on a 5 over 7 contract including weekends
Fixed Term Contract Duration: May 2023 to September 2023
50 Positions Available
We are looking for enthusiastic and positive people to join our team of Domestic Assistants to provide excellent cleaning service in our student and commercial guest accommodation.
The Opportunity:
During the summer period, Pollock Halls of Residence accommodates visitors from all around the world. We are looking for positive , upbeat people to join our busy housekeeping team where you will provide a flexible customer focused service across our accommodation, you will be key in ensuring we are delivering excellent standards of cleaning and customer care for all our visitors and guests.
You will interact with a wide range of customers on a daily basis throughout the busy summer period. The successful candidates will play a fundamental role in ensuring our bedrooms and communal areas are cleaned, set up and serviced to hotel standards. You will also assist in the distribution & counting of linen, as well as setting up and maintaining supplies required to service rooms.
As with much of the hospitality industry, weekends can be our busiest times, therefore, weekend work will be required over the summer period.
To be eligible to apply for this role you should have previous cleaning or housekeeping experience (Or the desire to learn quickly), be able to follow written and verbal instructions, have excellent time management skills, as well as be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers.
Please be aware that these posts will require you to work weekends for the duration of your contract on a rota basis
You must be able to commit to the entire period of employment
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Ability to follow written and verbal instructions
- Previous Housekeeping/Cleaning/Customer Service experience
- Good Time Management Skills
- Excellent Attention to Detail
- Professional and Friendly manner
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Application Procedure
Please apply online or with your current CV by emailing those to [email protected] .
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Interviews will be held from April 2023
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
