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Cleaning Team Leader - East London, United Kingdom - Unite Students

Unite Students

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East London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Cleaning Team Leader

City:
London

Hours and Rota:37.5 hours per week, working 5 days out of 7 between the hours of 7am -10pm

Salary:
£24,420 - £27,170 + bonus + benefits (depending on experience)

The Role

As part of our Cleaning Team you will deliver exceptional service and lead a team of Housekeepers across several of our properties, to ensure our buildings are kept clean and well-presented so that our students can flourish and thrive in a safe and welcoming environment.

This is hands-on role where you'll have plenty of opportunity to get stuck in and share your knowledge with the students who call uS Home.

What You'll Be Doing

Organising the daytoday activities of the team, including delegating tasks, monitoring standards, and setting targets
Maintaining a clean, safe, and secure environment for everyone, including liaising with maintenance teams to resolve issues
Providing hands on support to the team to aid their learning and development, and help them to reach their potential
Leading by example never walking past a mess without doing something about it

You will also ensure that you and your team:

Get to know our students and help them settle into their new environment
Actively listen to our students, directing them to available support whenever it is needed
Take ownership of issues, including taking immediate and appropriate action in the case of an incident or emergency
Adhere to our policies, procedures and specified ways of working at all times, including completion of basic monitoring and compliance

What We're Looking for in You

You are detail oriented, nothing escapes your eye
You are hardworking and willing to get stuck in alongside your team
You are able to delegate tasks fairly, bearing in mind your team's strengths and weaknesses
You are a confident housekeeper and able to lead a small team when required
You communicate effectively, by actively listening, making points logically, and by using appropriate language, tone, and gesture.
You remain calm and focussed, even in difficult or pressurised situations
You have the ability to find a solution to a new situation or challenge
You are confident working both alone on your own or as part of a team
You understand and respect the diversity of others' cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds.

What You'll Get in Return

A market competitive salary and benefits package
Excellent training and development aligned to your career aspirations
An opportunity to grow your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK's leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation.

You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn't just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students.Employees, students, neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone
We're proud to be an employer that
embraces individuality, and we're passionate about building inclusive teams.

We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong.

We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people.

Building a
home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what's right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar.

Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£24,420.00-£27,170.00 per year

Benefits: