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 

  

£27,852 per annum 

  

40 hours per week  

  

  

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: 225726 

  

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application. 

 

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
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Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.