Housekeeping Assistant

Housekeeper

Location:

Sheffield

Hourly Rate: £13.45

Contract:

Permanent, 18 hours per week

Flexible

Working Hours:

between 12pm – 6pm, Monday - Friday

Vita Student's next‑level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students' lives. We are expanding our housekeeping team with an experienced Housekeeper to deliver a luxury, home‑from‑home cleaning service for our residents' studio apartments while ensuring our premium site & facilities are maintained to the highest standards.

• Provide personalised room cleaning service to students, ensuring studios are clean, healthy and presentable.
• Work according to designated schedules; cleaning duties include dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, anti‑bacterial cleaning of surfaces and making beds.
• Ensure our facilities are looked after respectfully by students & guests.
• Maintain the upkeep of our premium site & facilities.
• Be on hand, delivering solutions to issues or challenges that may arise.
• Serve as point of contact for any potential incident or emergency that may occur onsite.
• Maintain waste management areas, following health & safety regulations, ensuring potential hazards are addressed, cleaned, tidied and reorganised as required.
• Use a smartphone or tablet to record & manage each studio clean: photograph each studio before and after cleaning.
• Report any concerning behaviour of students that could indicate a welfare concern.
• Monitor cleaning stock levels and communicate needs to the Assistant Residence Manager or Residence Manager; assist in ordering stock to maintain appropriate inventory.
• Understand and follow COSHH regulations to protect health and safety when using cleaning chemicals.

• Well‑versed housekeeping professional with experience in large, multi‑room residence facilities such as accommodation buildings, hotels or hospitals.
• Technologically astute; able to support a range of technology systems and software.
• Good understanding of COSHH regulations and practices.

• Ability to thrive in a multicultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from diverse backgrounds and beliefs.
• Excellent communication skills;
  English is primary spoken language, multi‑lingual skills welcomed.
• Adaptability, creativity and positivity.
• Resilience and ability to navigate unexpected situations effectively.
• Physical capability to perform tasks that may involve extended periods of standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments considered where required.
• Flexibility to accommodate residents' needs during festive and religious celebrations and to provide continuous service, including 24/7 operation.

• Holidays: paid pro‑rated on a pro‑rated basis reflective of hours worked; 28 days pro‑rated for 18 hours per week, including England & Wales Bank Holidays.
• Your Birthday: we ensure personnel take their birthday off work.
• Perkbox account to choose lifestyle perks.
• Royal London Pension: 3% salary contribution plus 5% employee contribution.
• Parties & Events: annual events and celebrations.
• Recognition programmes: employee of the month vouchers, community champion awards, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries, etc.
• Career Development: induction and learning & development programme with Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance: confidential support service for personal or work‑related issues.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks including Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks. We do not offer right‑to‑work sponsorship.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. If you require a sponsor, we will not be able to progress your application further.