Housekeeper - Colchester, United Kingdom - Beyond the Box Student Limited

Description

This is a temporary part time role based in Colchester.

The key purpose of this role is to provide a professional service to ensure all on site facilities are kept clean and tidy, and to ensure that Beyond the Box Students objectives are met at all time.

Reporting to:
Senior Accommodation Manager


Hours Per Week: 16 hours, Flexible between Mon-Sat 8am-5pm with occasional Sunday.


Key Tasks:

• Sweeping, mopping, polishing floor areas and staircases of residential blocks using appropriate materials and equipment
• Vacuuming carpets and furnishings in common room area
• Cleaning, dusting, polishing chairs, desks, tables, ledges, shelves, doors, cabinets, walls and cupboards, telephones, windowsills and site offices
• Emptying staff and site waste bins
• Cleaning common room toilets: floors, walls, wc pans, urinals, sinks, hand basin and fittings
• Replenishing toilet rolls, soap, hand towels etc as necessary
• Litter picking on site
• Keeping external areas of the site clean and tidy
• Securing the window and doors in all unoccupied flats (if entered) to clean, and ensuring they are secure when finished.
• Responsibility for all keys held for access purposes on site, and ensuring their safe return when finished
• When handling chemicals, furniture, equipment and always carry out duties with due regard to Health and Safety requirements and responsibilities towards colleagues, students and the public
• Report cleaning supplies and equipment requirements needed to perform cleaning responsibilities to the Senior Accommodation Manager to prevent shortages
• Ensuring all cleaning stores always remain locked when not occupied and any other store areas you may have access to (e.g. Facilities Assistants office)
• Clearing snow/ice and distributing grit and salt, as required
• At all times, carrying out responsibilities/ duties with due regard to BtB Health & Safety policy
• Such other minor and/or nonreoccurring duties appropriate to the post, as may be directed
• Reporting all accidents on site to the Senior Accommodation Manager
• Attending any training (if required) and meetings as arranged and directed
• Any other reasonable duty pertaining to the contract

Experience:

• UK based environment, in similar roles within a residential or multi occupied property

Skills:

• Good Communication Skills
• Professional Appearance
• Ability to be flexible and work out of hours (if required)

Attributes / Personal Characteristics:

• Desire to deliver and achieve high standards of service
• The ability to work within and contribute to the team
• Positive and enthusiastic
• The ability to stay calm under pressure
• To be able to show initiative for own work schedule when working alone

Work remotely

• No

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 16 per week


Salary:
£10.18-£10.42 per hour


Work Location:
One location

Expected start date: 01/04/2023