Andrew Melville Hall and St Salvators Hall are both looking to recruit a House Services Assistant to join their teams. Key duties involve cleaning public areas and kitchen areas; room cleaning following student departures; servicing, bed changes and setting up rooms for our summer guests. Also participating in team meetings and any essential training sessions; reporting any concerns back to the hall management team.
Hours of work are 25 hours per week working 5 days from 7. There is some weekend working required mainly but not exclusively during the summer period.
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
Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Christine Wilson, email: ckw@st-andrews.ac.uk, Tel: 01334 467000.
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: Friday 4th October 2024 Interview Date: Friday 11th October 2024
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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