Details
1121378
University of Northampton
02/11/2026
Ongoing
9am - 2pm - Monday to Friday
Casual
Pay
£13.45
£1.96
Description
Role
The purpose of this role is to support the existing team to achieve and maintain exemplary standards of hygiene and cleanliness throughout all spaces within buildings, providing scheduled and adhoc cleaning support to shared staff facilities and general circulation areas across the estate, with responsibility for replenishing consumables to ensure continuity of services – a proactive role to meet the needs of all building users.
Duties and responsibilities
• To service rooms and/or designated areas as directed by the Facilities Supervisor, completing scheduled and adhoc tasks to maintain a level of cleanliness throughout the normal working day. This will include removing waste, replenishing consumable items, and restocking crockery/cutlery supplies.
• To maintain sufficient supplies of cleaning materials and consumables relevant to the working area.
• General management and removal of litter, waste and spillages in general circulation areas.
• To clean and sanitise water coolers/fountains throughout the building and empty drip trays as required.
• To assist with post, stationery and resource deliveries throughout the buildings.
• Support and assistance to be provided with furniture resets in general circulation spaces and room layout changes as per timetable requirements.
• To maintain good communication with Caretakers to provide support as required.
• To be responsible for the safe keeping of keys.
• To provide excellent customer care to all clients and staff and act in a polite and professional manner.
• To participate in training relevant to the role.
• To work with other team members, to ensure that work is covered during absence of colleagues.
• The post holder will be expected to undertake other responsibilities and tasks as reasonably requested by the Facilities Supervisor.
• The post holder will be responsible and accountable for ensuring all employment legislative requirements are adhered to including equality and diversity and health and safety issues.
• The job description may be altered at any time in the future in line with the level of the post to meet changing institutional requirements, but only in full consultation with the post holder.
Skills and experience
Able to work accurately and safely, Experience in cleaning tasks
Experience in completion of work in accordance with approved codes of practice and legislative compliance
Have sound knowledge of products and materials currently in use
Experience of working in occupied buildings understanding the need not to cause disruption
Location
Scholar’s Green, Boughton Green road, Kingsthorpe
Additional information
Please note this is temporary part time role working 25 hours per week. There is no definite end date at present and this will need to be agreed with the facilities supervisor.