Job Description
Job description
Directorate of Technology, Estates & Facilities - (Facilities Services)
The Directorate of Technology, Estates and Facilities [DTEF] is responsible for ‘providing outstanding work, study, research facilities, and facilities to enhance the student experience, on campus and online’.
This role is based within the Facilities section and is part of the Rapid Response team (RRT) within Cleaning Services.
Cleaning Services ensure the University’s offices and residential buildings are suitably clean and well prepared. There are approximately 380 members of Cleaning Services, who are line managed by Cleaning Zone Managers.
Role
As part of the RRT, you will respond flexibly to requests for room set ups, furniture moves and the collection and disposal of goods. You will coordinate reactive requests and enable the team to undertake deep cleaning as and when required.
You will be required to supervise a team in the provision of a reactive service, campus wide service. In addition, you will monitor staff attendance and report verbally on any issues. In this role, you will provide support to the Managers by assisting with team communications, training and time and attendance monitoring. You will be required to use the University’s online time and attendance system along with other systems and regular email use. You will provide support and guidance to the Supervisors and wider teams and when required cover for staff absences and work with colleagues to ensure a professional service is delivered.
We currently have a 20 hour vacancy available for which the usual hours of work are as follows:
Friday: 10:00am - 15:00pm
Saturday: 6:00am - 14:00pm
Sunday: 6:00am - 14:00pm
Whilst regular hours of work are in place, there is a requirement for cover to be provided across any 5/7 working days including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
• A general education to include 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, or an equivalent educational qualification, or relevant experience.
• Full driving licence
• Working knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word and Excel and Email
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and safe methods of working.
• Understanding of Health & Safety issues in relation to manual handling and COSHH
• Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own work and follow procedures.
• Ability to organise the work activity of a team and to allocate and delegate work appropriately.
• Numeracy & literacy skills with the ability to monitor expenditure against a financial
• Account and/or budget.
• Customer service skills to enable dialogue and interaction with staff, students and conference guests.
Interview date: TBC
For informal enquiries: please contact [email protected]
“The University is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. #EqualityatYork”.
Directorate of Technology, Estates & Facilities - (Facilities Services)
The Directorate of Technology, Estates and Facilities [DTEF] is responsible for ‘providing outstanding work, study, research facilities, and facilities to enhance the student experience, on campus and online’.
This role is based within the Facilities section and is part of the Rapid Response team (RRT) within Cleaning Services.
Cleaning Services ensure the University’s offices and residential buildings are suitably clean and well prepared. There are approximately 380 members of Cleaning Services, who are line managed by Cleaning Zone Managers.
Role
As part of the RRT, you will respond flexibly to requests for room set ups, furniture moves and the collection and disposal of goods. You will coordinate reactive requests and enable the team to undertake deep cleaning as and when required.
You will be required to supervise a team in the provision of a reactive service, campus wide service. In addition, you will monitor staff attendance and report verbally on any issues. In this role, you will provide support to the Managers by assisting with team communications, training and time and attendance monitoring. You will be required to use the University’s online time and attendance system along with other systems and regular email use. You will provide support and guidance to the Supervisors and wider teams and when required cover for staff absences and work with colleagues to ensure a professional service is delivered.
We currently have a 20 hour vacancy available for which the usual hours of work are as follows:
Friday: 10:00am - 15:00pm
Saturday: 6:00am - 14:00pm
Sunday: 6:00am - 14:00pm
Whilst regular hours of work are in place, there is a requirement for cover to be provided across any 5/7 working days including evenings, weekends and public holidays.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
• A general education to include 5 GCSE passes at Grade C or above, or an equivalent educational qualification, or relevant experience.
• Full driving licence
• Working knowledge of computer software such as Microsoft Word and Excel and Email
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and safe methods of working.
• Understanding of Health & Safety issues in relation to manual handling and COSHH
• Ability to effectively organise and prioritise own work and follow procedures.
• Ability to organise the work activity of a team and to allocate and delegate work appropriately.
• Numeracy & literacy skills with the ability to monitor expenditure against a financial
• Account and/or budget.
• Customer service skills to enable dialogue and interaction with staff, students and conference guests.
Interview date: TBC
For informal enquiries: please contact [email protected]
“The University is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. #EqualityatYork”.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Senior Cleaning Supervisor |Rapid Response Team position is now open for candidates interested in the Labour/Helper Jobs sector. This role in York offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Labour/Helper Jobs is a plus.
