Title: General Assistant

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB, CB2 0SQ

Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country. We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.

General Assistant Cleaner  

Addenbrookes, Cambridge , CB2 0SQ

£28,993 annum  

40 hours per week  ( Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16.45)

Do you have experience in housekeeping or cleaning different accommodation types? If so, we have the role for you. We’re recruiting a General Assistant, also known as a Cleaner, to join our onsite accommodation team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Daily duties will include cleaning communal areas and void (empty) properties, weekly service cleaning of occupied properties and cleaning communal areas including kitchens, lounges & stairs. Joining a team of 20 you will also provide a housekeeping and bed making function, within on-call, patient, and relative accommodation.

We are looking for someone with experience in cleaning or housekeeping and who can use their own initiative to deliver a high-quality cleaning service.

The role of General Assistant  will include:  

Providing high quality cleaning services for bedrooms, kitchens, pathways, and communal areas

Identifying and reporting any hazards and faults to ensure a safe environment is maintained

Organising stores on site and carrying out checks of equipment, replacing when necessary

Any other general tasks as required by management

Skills and experiences:  

Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience

Practical experience in operating cleaning machinery

Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise workloads and work on own initiative

Experience of understanding simple verbal and written instructions and undertaking duties as requested

Excellent customer service and communication skills

Why work for us?  

Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland. We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose-built accommodation direct to students across the UK. We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.

Our Benefits  

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental, and financial health, and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

25 days leave (plus public holidays) pro rata

A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary

Life Assurance

Employee Advice Service including counselling

Cycle to Work Scheme

Voluntary health plans

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support and tools

Employee recognition scheme

Job Reference: 227600

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