Domestic Assistant

1 week ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time £16,000 - £32,000 per year

Grade UE02 - £24,547 per annum (pro-rata)

Accommodation, Catering and Events – Property Team

Part time: 25 hours per week

Position: Fixed Term (12 Months)

The Opportunity:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our busy property team. We are looking for positive, enthusiastic and dedicated people with a strong customer focus to help maintain high cleaning & housekeeping standards across our accommodation.

As a Domestic Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring our spaces are clean, welcoming, and well-maintained. During the academic year, your focus will be on servicing bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas. Over the summer (May–September), we operate as a hotel, and your responsibilities will include preparing rooms to hotel standards and managing linen distribution.

These roles require weekend working when required particularly during our peak summer period (May-September). At all times Flexibility is essential, as working patterns & locations may change in line with business needs.

Your skills and attributes for success:

  • A passion for delivering excellent service
  • Experience in cleaning, housekeeping, or hospitality
  • Strong attention to detail and a positive, can-do attitude
  • Good communication skills
    Effective time management and reliability

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Application Information:

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

  • CV

  • Covering Letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

  • A competitive salary
  • An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work
  • To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
  • Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held within two weeks of the closing date.

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