About the Role/Team:

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and take pride in their work and who enjoy cleaning in a variety of areas to join our team of cleaners at the University Park West.  

Main duties will include: cleaning a wide range of areas/spaces and providing general and specialised cleaning within the building to include but not limited to classrooms/meeting rooms, range of flooring/carpeted areas, refuse disposal, toilets/bathrooms, changing areas, corridors, stairwells etc and providing excellent customer service at all times, working either independently or as a part of a team. 

This position entails providing both planned and reactive cleaning service across the building and supporting the local cleaning team covering holidays, sickness, deep cleaning, any urgent requests/inquiries assigned by the Line Manager.    

Previous cleaning experience within similar environment and ability to work independently and as part of a team are desirable but not essential as full training will be given. 

The role can be physically demanding but lifting aids and full training will be provided.

Further details regarding the duties for the role can be found on the attached job role profile. 

Hours of Work:

• Please indicate in your application which post you wish to be considered for:
  • Option 1: Weekdays: 15 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Monday to Friday working between the hours 6.00 - 9.00am) Flexibility will be required.  
  • Option 2: Weekends: 8 hours per week, 2 days out of 7 to be arranged (mainly Saturday and Sunday working between the hours 6.00 - 10.00am) Flexibility will be required.  

• These positions are offered on a permanent basis working on a rolling contract 52-weeks of the year basis to include student vacation periods and monthly payments will take the form of a 15% uplift for any time worked between 10pm and 6am and any hour(s) worked on a Saturday or Sunday.

What we offer:

• Excellent holiday allowance of 27 days (pro rota), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme/Counselling Service- 24/7 support. 
• Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job. 
• We are committed to staff development/provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities. 
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work 
• Access to all range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more see our benefits website

Successful candidates will be expected to attend induction training courses which will run each month, Monday to Friday on University Park Campus. Further details will be given at interview.

The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 20 minutes.

For general queries please contact our Estates Recruitment email at bw-estatesrecruit@exmail.nottingham.ac.uk Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 02 Jul 2026
Category: Operations and Facilities