Cleaner Porter

Cleaner Porter (25 Hours)

Campus Services New Starter bonus (£1,000)
* and Campus Services refer a friend bonus.

We are seeking a reliable and proactive part‑time Cleaner Porter to join our friendly Campus Services team within Cleaning and Portering. This role offers a varied workload, and a typical day may include:

• Maintaining cleanliness and tidiness within designated areas
• Emptying general waste and recycling bins
• Assisting with the movement of furniture, equipment, and deliveries
• Supporting room setups for events, meetings, and teaching activities
• Responding to reactive requests from building users and facilities teams
• Ensuring the safe handling and storage of materials and supplies
• Providing a visible, helpful, and approachable presence for students, staff, and visitors

Please note, this role involves regular lifting and carrying.

The typical working hours for this position are 5:00am–10:00am, Monday to Friday. Very occasional weekend work may be required to cover university open days and events.

• Maintain excellent standards of cleanliness at all times
• Work independently and collaboratively within a supportive team
• Demonstrate reliability, motivation, and professionalism
• Apply strong attention to detail in all tasks
• Complete duties thoroughly and consistently to a high standard

This role is offered on a part‑time basis, working 25 hours per week. This fixed‑term role is covering maternity leave, with an expected end date of 1 March 2027.

The role title “Cleaner Porter (25 Hours)” is used for advertising purposes only. If you are successful, your official role title will be “Cleaner Porter”.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Ruben Martinez Garcia, Team Leader () or Lilian McClemont, Team Leader (). However please ensure that you submit your application through the University website by uploading your CV.

In addition to the great benefits Campus Services offers, we can provide a £1,000 bonus payable the month after successfully passing your six months’ probation (pro rata for part‑time roles). This role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you, please select 'Campus Services Employee Referral' when answering the question 'Where did you learn of this job?'

and email  with the name of the person who referred you. Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.

We consider ourselves a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under‑represented groups.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader, autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days
• Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships and Linked In Learning
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family‑friendly workplace
• Excellent reward package recognising the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Right to Work in the UK:
We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:
We are constantly seeking to reduce unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.