Cleaners

University of Exeter - Campus Infrastructure & Operational Support Services (CIOSS) / Commercial, Residential and Campus Services / Facilities Operations

Placed On: 18th December 2025 | Closes: 5th January 2026 | Job Ref: P43373

The starting salary is from £25,528 (pro rata) on Grade B, depending on qualifications and experience.

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

Campus Infrastructure & Operational Support Services (CIOSS) / Commercial, Residential and Campus Services / Facilities Operations

Rewarding opportunity to work as part of our Facilities Operations Cleaning Team

We currently have the below part-time, permanent positions available:

• 16h per week, Monday to Friday, 6am-9am
• 20h per week, Monday to Friday, 6am-10am
• 36h per week, Monday to Friday, 2pm-9.40pm
• 16h per week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-1pm
• 20h per week, Monday to Friday, 9am-1pm

Working days are set however there will be 4 out of 7 or 5 out of 7 working requirements (based on business needs).

The team are responsible for over 50 Academic and Administrative buildings as well as 17 Residences across the Streatham and St Luke’s Campus’s in Exeter and employ over 160 In House staff who cover the cleaning duties through day and night 24/7 all year round.

We are looking for the following qualities:

• Customer focused
• Good attention to detail
• Trustworthy
• Flexible
• Good team player

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Full BICSc training will be provided.

In your supporting statement, you should also clearly demonstrate how you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria stated in the Person Specification.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

If you wish to discuss further, please contact Aurelia Taylor, Senior Facilities Operations Manager on cleaningjobs@exeter.ac.uk