Casual Summer Housekeeping Assistants

St Catharine’s College in the heart of Cambridge, is looking forward to another busy summer of welcoming a range of guests including summer school students, conference and B&B guests.  

To help support our main team of Housekeeping Assistants during the summer months, we’re looking for 3 temporary Housekeeping Assistants to join the team and provide support with cleaning guest and conference rooms as well as our shared spaces.  

It’s expected the contract can be for 6-12 weeks to cover the busy conference season, starting at the end of June until September.   Once training is complete, you will work 20-25 hours per week (5 days out of 7) including weekends, on a rota basis.  

Responsibilities will include: 
•    Cleaning College rooms using agreed methods and procedures,  ensuring a high standard of cleanliness is achieved and maintained at all times. 
•    Undertaking deep cleaning activities as and when required and to agreed standards. 
•    Reporting any maintenance defects in accordance with college processes. 
•    Replacing any inventory items as needed. 
•    Adhering adhere to security procedures in relation to keys, property of students, property of conference guests and property of the College. 
•    To be aware of the action to be taken in the event of fire or any other emergency situations and carry out that action if required.
•    To be aware of and comply with Health & Safety regulations as laid down in the College’s Health & Safety policy. 
•    To carry out any reasonable task as requested.
•    To be as flexible as possible in order to provide an efficient service.

What you’ll bring to the role:
•    Attention to detail and pride in your work - an ability or aptitude to clean and service college rooms using agreed methods and procedures: ensuring a high standard of cleanliness is achieved and maintained at all times.
•    Good communication skills - the nature of the job means there will be contact with students, Fellows and/or visitors, as well as work colleagues.
•    Be able to manage your own workload and work to deadlines - particularly important during busy conference periods when our award winning B&B service is in place.
•    Flexibility – no two days are the same and you may be required to undertake unplanned duties at short notice, within the scope of the role requirements.

What we offer:
•    Flexible contract lengths from 6 – 12 weeks in duration, working regular hours of 4 or 5 hours per day (including weekend days on a rota basis).
•    An hourly rate of pay of £12.00 plus holiday pay. 
•    Free access to an on-site gym and access to the College’s cafeteria to purchase subsidised food.
•    Work location in the heart of Cambridge.
•    For students, College may be able to offer you accommodation in one of our properties for the duration of the contract, at competitive rates (to be discussed at interview). 

Application process:
In order to apply, please submit a completed application form with a brief covering letter, as well as a completed Equality and Diversity monitoring form, via email to recruitment@caths.cam.ac.uk

The closing date for completed applications is noon on Friday 8 March 2024.

We reserve the right to close the application window if we receive a high number of applications so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.