We are seeking to appoint motivated and reliable Cleaners to join the Estates Directorate at Queen’s.
As a Cleaner, you will work as part of a flexible team responsible for maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment across the University. Your duties will include cleaning allocated internal and external areas to the required University standards, using appropriate cleaning techniques, equipment, and materials. You will follow agreed training procedures, health and safety guidelines, and University policies at all times.
Both full-time and part-time positions are available. If you are interested in joining our team, we encourage you to apply.
The successful candidate should clearly demonstrate how they meet the following criteria on their application form:
Essential Criteria:
Recent relevant cleaning experience.
Experience of using cleaning chemicals in the workplace.
Awareness of general Health and Safety requirements.
Flexible with working hours and assist to cover shortages/work in other buildings.
Must be available for early starts (6am-7am).
Must wear protective uniform and clothing.
Desirable Criteria:
At least 2 years recent relevant cleaning experience in a customer facing environment.
Relevant office cleaning experience, ideally within an education environment
Relevant experience of laboratory cleaning.
This is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visitour website.
If you are an international applicant and don’t already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.
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