Job Description

Post titleCleaning OperativeCollege/DivisionCampus ServiceSchool/DepartmentCleaning & WasteFull time/Part timePart timeDuration of the Post13/10/2026 - 10/01/2027GradeGrade 2Hourly rate£13.45 per hour plus holiday entitlementNumber of positions available10Closing Date06/10/2026 at 23:55

Please be aware this role may close sooner than advertised.

Our offer to you

At the University of Birmingham, Worklink is the dedicated student employment service which helps students to find flexible, well paid part-time roles that fit around your studies. Each year, the University invests more than £2.5 million to employ 3,000 of our own students in a wide range of roles, supporting our student community into part-time work. Roles available via Worklink include a range of positions, including administrative roles, support staff such as cleaners or baristas, research roles and many more.

Jobs through Worklink help you to gain work experience, develop skills relevant for your future career, and improve your soft and hard skills in a professional setting. Enhance your CV and get valuable experience ready for graduate roles and feel connected to your university and local community.

Our jobs are flexible and can be scheduled around your academic commitments, so you can focus on your studies first. Our team are passionate about supporting students into work. Worklink are based in a central location on campus which is easily accessible for students and can also be contacted online.

Find out more about working through Worklink here or via the student intranet.

Please see the below shifts for this role:

Monday - Friday

04:30-08:30

13:30-17:30

17:30-22:30

Monday - Friday

06:00 - 09:00

17:00 - 20:00

Monday - Friday

06:00 - 09:00

12:30 - 14:30

Main duties 

• Carry out cleaning and sanitising of all areas of buildings, including sweeping, mopping, damp wiping, vacuuming, using cleaning agents and cleaning equipment. 
• Empty bins and remove waste and recycling. 
• Ensure that hygiene and required standards are kept to, ensuring a consistent and quality cleaning service. 
• Replace stock items, for example, in sanitary areas. 
• Perform and document routine inspection and maintenance activities. 
• Report faults and maintenance defects, missing stock, emergencies (for example, floods, intruders, accidents) or building maintenance matters. 
• Ensure all cleaning equipment is in good order and report any defects. 
• Carry out the safe collection, use and return of keys, to ensure security of buildings and rooms. 
• Cover for absent colleagues and transfer between working areas as required. 
• Assist the Team Leaders and Assistant Managers with periodic stock takes. 
• Assist with meeting University environmental targets. For example, turning off lights as required. 
• Conform to all Health and Safety requirements, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health COSHH regulations, to ensure a safe, high-quality service. 
• Work co-operatively, helpfully, politely with customers, colleagues, and visitors, including answering queries and dealing with all situations that arise, to deliver the highest level of customer service. 
• Maintain personal hygiene standards and wear the correct protective and required corporate clothing. 
• Carry out additional tasks as required. 
• Treats everyone with dignity and respect, supporting equality and valuing diversity. 

Person Specification 

• Ability to follow and work in line with instructions, with good attention to detail. 
• Ability to organise and plan own work. 
• Ability to work as part of a team. 
• Ability to undertake required physical activities. 
• Ability to work with customers and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and offer a good service regardless of others’ differences. 
• Ability to learn and understand how diversity considerations can affect own area (e.g., different dress code) 
• Good communication skills. 
• Co-operative, helpful, flexible attitude. 
• Ability to undertake training required. 

For any informal queries, please contact Mohamed Badra (m.a.a.a.badra@bham.ac.uk) 

View our staff values and behaviours here 

Valuing excellence, sustaining investment 

We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working. 

The University of Birmingham restricts all students to working up to 20 hours per week during term time. If your application is successful and your course does not follow the usual academic term timetable (e.g.  PGT, PGR or PhD student), you and your supervisor must formally agree vacation periods if this role exceeds 20 hours per week. In addition to this, please be aware if you are an International student you will be required to apply to the Registry for the appropriate Authorised Absence.  

You are only eligible to apply to this role if you are a current University of Birmingham student. If you are not a University of Birmingham student your application will not be considered. 

To work you will need to carry out a right to work check. These checks will need to be completed prior to work commencing.