Role: Cleaner
Grade and Salary: Grade 3 - £24,564 per annum, pro rata
FTE and working pattern: 0.43 FTE - Part time (15 hrs p/week) fixed term for 9 months (Maternity Cover)
Holiday Entitlement: 28 days annual leave plus 9 buildings closed days (and Christmas Eve when it falls on a weekday).
Purpose of Role
To ensure an effective and efficient operation of cleaning services within the Heriot Watt University Riccarton campus. To participate in the day to day programmes of cleaning work within the allocated cleaning zones of the University to ensure that the facilities are maintained in a clean and hygienic condition. To actively contribute to the successful delivery of excellent service to all students, staff and visitors across the university by keeping student accommodation and University offices, meeting rooms and lecture theatres clean and tidy and fit for use.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
* Ensure all University buildings and accommodation are cleaned to a high standard following the standard operating procedures
* Use appropriate equipment and machinery, reporting any faults to Cleaning Supervisor
* Work within and ensure service level agreements are met
* Support line management to deliver a flexible, efficient and professional service to all our customers
* Report repairs, faults and maintenance to Cleaning Supervisor
Essential & Desirable Criteria
Essential
* Demonstrable ability to speak and understand English in order to follow verbal and written instructions and deal with customer/student queries
* Well-developed interpersonal skills
* Demonstrable excellent customer service
* Demonstrable ability to work quickly, flexibly and accurately in a pressured environment
* Demonstrable professional and proactive approach
* Attention to detail
Desirable
* Experience of working within a similar cleaning environment
* Experience of operating relevant cleaning equipment
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Heriot-Watt University is committed to securing equality of opportunity in employment and to the creation of an environment in which individuals are selected, trained, promoted, appraised, and otherwise treated on the sole basis of their relevant merits and abilities. Equality and diversity are all about maximising potential and creating a culture of inclusion for all. Heriot-Watt University values diversity across our university community and welcomes applications from all sectors of society, particularly from underrepresented groups.
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