Domestic Services Assistant

SALARY & HOURS: Band 1

The University of Buckingham has a unique atmosphere, unlike that of any other higher educational institution. Despite being one of the UK’s smallest university and the only independent university to hold a Royal Charter, Buckingham has staff from over 60 countries, making it a truly distinctive work environment.  Whichever of our locations you find yourself working in, you will be sure to feel a part of our friendly community.  Our size enables us to foster a very personalised, supportive, inclusive and collaborative environment, with lots of opportunity for development, something which we are very proud of. 

The Corporate and Professional Services departments are the cornerstone of the University.  They each provide essential and valuable support to both each other and the Academic departments, helping the University to function in the most efficient and productive way, ensuring that the students’ experience is second to none.

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to work alongside our in-house cleaning team at the University of Buckingham to ensure all areas are kept to a high standard. We are looking for a general all-rounder who has good attention to detail with a positive can-do attitude, enjoys working in a customer facing role, with a strong focus on providing excellent customer service to our staff, students, and guests. 

Main duties are including but not limited to: 

To be a fundamental part of the Domestic Services team in maintaining all areas of the University campus and associated accommodation to a high standard, working under the direction of the Domestic Services Management Team.

Working in the Domestic Services team you will provide a consistently high standard of cleanliness and presentation throughout the University campus, cleaning all areas of the campus. This will include general cleaning of offices, classrooms, bedrooms, toilets, conference facilities and Accommodation.

Estates operate a “one team approach” to the delivery of services, therefore post holders will be expected to support and cover for staff in other areas of the Department completing work that is within their training and responsibilities for their grade. 

Standard working hours are from 07.00 to 16:00 Monday to Friday, however, we operate flexibly.

A level of flexibility with working hours to assist workload demand is required.

What can we offer you?

We might be small, but we can still offer plenty of perks!  In addition to an Aviva Pension scheme, we offer: 

• Beautiful working environments across our campuses in Buckingham and Crewe, with plenty of space
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Christmas closure
• On-site gym and exercise classes
• On-site catering facilities
• University bookshop with staff discount (Buckingham)
• Free on-site parking
• Excellent opportunities to network and continue learning across a variety of departments
• Discount of courses for staff and their families 

Informal enquiries may be made to Victoria Gallucci on Tel: +44 (0)1280 820 357 or at Email Victoria.gallucci@buckingham.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 6 December 2024 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held on 12 December 2024.

Please note: if successful, any offer is subject to standard checks, including qualifications, eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis and DBS (if applicable)

For further information and details of how to apply, please click on the 'Apply' button above.

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