Cleaner, Cleaning Services

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Salary £25,945 pro rata per annum
- Living Wage

Basis PR Permanent Parttime All Year

Plymouth Cleaner Apply online The job details are shown below. For further information click on the link for the job description.

Salary £25,945 pro rata per annum
- Living Wage Contractual hours 15 Basis PR Permanent Parttime All Year Interview date To be confirmed Job category/type Professional/Support Services Date posted 28/10/2026 Job reference B1457 Attachments B1457 Job

We are currently welcoming applications for cleaning vacancies available at the University of Plymouth. Under the direction of the Cleaning Supervisor, you will be part of the team that is responsible for the provision of an efficient and customer focused cleaning service across a diverse range of university facilities.

As a cleaner, you will be helping contribute to the overall student experience, by creating a clean and welcoming environment throughout the university.

You will be expected to have good customer service skills and be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, a basic level of computer knowledge would be advantageous.

You will have an awareness of manual handling skills and a reasonable degree of physical fitness, as you will be required to move, lift, use and carry cleaning equipment, supplies and waste bags.

We have various shift patterns which vary depending on the position you are appointed and are subject to the business need, however you are welcome to indicate a preference to a particular shift pattern (outlined below).

• Monday to Friday, am or 06:30 – 09:30am, 15 hrs per week

As part of your contract, you will be required to work a maximum of 8 Saturdays early morning shifts per year, to support university and will receive additional payment for this, in line with the university overtime rates of pay.

We are also contactable via telephone  between 08:30 and 15:00, Mon – Fri.

Previous applicants need not apply.

If you are invited to interview, you will need to bring either your passport or your birth certificate together with proof of your national insurance number with you on the day of the interview. If you have EU Settled or Pre-Settled status, you will be asked to provide your right to work share code to the recruiting panel prior to interview.

If you are successful at interview, then copies of documentation will be retained on file, otherwise they will be securely destroyed.

Please note, applications will be shortlisted on a regular basis, once this vacancy has been appointed to the advert will be closed.

Due to the nature of the role, unfortunately we are unable to accommodate working from home.

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

A successful external candidate for this position would…