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Cleaner

Housekeeping

Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £20,880 to £20,948 per annum pro rata
Grade:  Grade 1/2
Post Type:  Part Time
Hours per Week:  30
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date:  Monday 22 April 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Monday 06 May 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  EST-167-24

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.  

What will help you make a difference?

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. shift patterns available: 06:00 – 12:00

In return we offer our staff a range of excellent benefits including:

  • A friendly, open and collaborative working environment
  • Support in your development and wellbeing 
  • 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
  • An excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
  • On-campus cinema/theatre, sports facilities, library, nursery and food outlets, set among green, open space overlooking the Cathedral
  • Study while you work discounts, cycle to work scheme, local business discounts
  • On-site parking.

For further information on our staff benefits please go to https://staff.kent.ac.uk/employment/benefits

If you require further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: EST-167-24

Please note - Please refer to the job description for a full list of duties. 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. Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.

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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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