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Cleaner- (Building Facilities Operative)
Requisition ID: 27981
Location: Newcastle, GB
Contract Type: Open Ended
Working Pattern: Part Time
Posted Date: 24 Mar 2025
Closing Date: 14 April 2025
The Role
We are looking for candidates who can support us with a variety of cleaning duties, as well as supporting the porter team if required. Our team of over 200 colleagues is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of a large number of buildings on our beautiful campus, including periodic cleaning routines and deeper cleaning routines.
We are ideally looking for someone who has experience of working as part of a team in a customer-focused environment. We have hours available from 12.5 – 30hrs per week and need our teams to have a flexible approach to working, covering the hours of 7am to 11pm, all year round.
If this is you, we are really interested in hearing from you. Please call Jeanette Trewick, our Building Facilities Manager, on 0191 2085479 for more information.
To apply, please upload your most up-to-date CV to our application portal and complete the mandatory fields in the application form.
**Unfortunately, this role would not qualify for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route.
The role
Supporting the function of the Estates & Facilities office by providing a range of services to Academic, Administrative and Service departments as an individual or as part of a team, undertaking specified duties to service level standards and customer service standards.
Key Accountabilities
* Undertake general cleaning duties as required by the cleaning and portering Supervisors, including the use of floor maintenance equipment.
* Portering duties will include removal of general and clinical waste and their correct disposal, distribution of deliveries throughout the facility, general removals, ensuring all stairways and fire corridors and exits are kept clear, removing obstructions or reporting the problem to the appropriate personnel.
* Contribute to the general security of the building, property and persons and report incidents and potential breaches of security.
* Respond to emergency situations and take appropriate action to minimise damage/distress, e.g., flooding, lift failure with occupants.
* Ensure safe working practices by observing and complying with Estate & Facilities, and Faculty/School health and safety procedures.
* Provide cover for colleagues when necessary as directed by the Team Leader/Supervisor.
The Person (Essential)
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
* Experience of working as part of a team.
* Demonstrable experience of being able to plan and organise workloads.
* Numerate and literate.
* Experience of working in an educational or large organisation.
* Ability to use rotary floor cleaning equipment.
Attributes and Behaviour
* Flexible approach to working.
* Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Willing to help others and share workloads.
* Physically able to carry out the duties of the position – regular bending, lifting, moving around a large building or complex.
* Willing to undertake work pattern as required by the Service including overtime.
* Able to work unsocial hours.
Qualifications
* BICSc or COPC or similar cleaning qualification.
Newcastle University is committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity and celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.
At Newcastle University, we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
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