Andrew Melville Hall is looking to recruit a House Services Assistant to join their dedicated team. The residence provides accommodation for students during term time and in the summer months staff will work alongside colleagues to provide House Services in halls that accommodate our conferencing and leisure business looking after guest’s holiday accommodation for visitors and group bookings.
The post involves working alongside four House Services Assistants, managed by a House Services Supervisor. Core duties include the cleaning, servicing and maintaining the appearance of all communal areas including showers and toilets. In the summer months House Services Assistants will also clean and maintain the room turnarounds and residences offering guest accommodation.
The ideal candidate will be a team player that works well in a tightknit team structure who friendly and customer focused.
The post is twenty-five hours per week, 5 days from 7 between 9am to 2pm.
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
• Annual leave of 30 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters
For further information you can contact the Residential Services Manager on 01334 462842 or email amhall@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Closing Date: 31st January 2025
We encourage applicants to apply online at however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 461990 for an application pack.
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