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Housekeeping - Zone 1

Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £17,338 to £18,212 per annum
Grade:  Grade 1/2
Post Type:  Part Time
Hours per Week:  30
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date:  Wednesday 25 May 2022
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 15 June 2022  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  EST-085-22

Would you like to join our friendly and professional housekeeping team? You will play a vital role in ensuring our award-winning accommodation, lecture theatres and conference rooms, hospitality outlets, flats, toilets, and public areas are maintained to our high standards. These areas are used by staff and students during term time and then conference guests and holiday makers in vacation periods.   

Cleaning experience is not essential; our training and induction plan means you will be provided with all the support you need. You will need to take pride in cleaning to a high standard whilst providing excellent customer service. You will be a reliable team worker with good communication skills, able to work with minimum supervision and follow specific work schedules.

This role is Ongoing, 30 hours, Monday - Sunday working 5 days out of 7, 06:00-12:00

We offer our staff a range of excellent benefits including:

43 days paid leave including paid time off when we are closed over Christmas and the New Year, continued accredited training and development opportunities, Apprenticeships, a good quality occupational pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, discounted staff bus pass and an Employee Assistance Programme. For further information on our staff benefits please go to https://staff.kent.ac.uk/employment/benefits

If you want to talk to our housekeeping team about this great opportunity, then please either email Tracy Rogers, Housekeeping Manager, t.rogers@kent.ac.uk or call 01227 824131

Kent Hospitality provides housekeeping, catering, bar, reception, conference, and events services. Together we are dedicated to delivering high-quality facilities and outstanding customer service with passion, pride, and professionalism.

The department manages student accommodation on the Canterbury and Medway campuses for over 6,500 students. Our accommodation has many accolades, including winning ‘Best University Accommodation for Groups’ for twelve consecutive years at the Group Travel Awards and were awarded Commercial University of the Year 2018 at CUBO’s (College and University Business Officers) annual summer conference.

For further information, please visit: www.kent.ac.uk/hospitality

If you require further assistance regarding the online application process, please contact iscsestates@kent.ac.uk

No agencies, thank you.

Please refer to the job description below. Your application should clearly address the essential and desirable requirements of the Person Specification, this is how your application is scored. You should provide clear evidence and examples in your application which back-up any assertions you make in relation to each criterion.

Further details:    Job Description     Additional Information    

Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

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