Hello,

Thank you for your interest in the role of cleaning staff within the SU, we are looking for individuals that are great team players as well as having the autonomy to work alone. You will have face to face contact with our customers so will need to have strong customer skills. Ideally you will have experience in cleaning but full training will be given.

Please fill out the following application to the best of your ability. On completion it will be submitted for consideration by the Operations team. Please note that you must answer each question before you can continue to the next step. You may also be required to use the cleaning staff Job Description & Person Specification for reference, which can be found here.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact the Operations Team on: operations@su.plymouth.ac.uk

Cleaning Staff

• Contract Start Date: 1st May 2026
• Contract End Date: 30th April 2027 (with potential for renewed contract from September 2027)
• Hourly rate: £12.71 per hour
• Shift Requirements: Shifts will vary according to business needs, but examples could be: Monday - Friday - 06:00 - 10:00, Wednesday - Saturday - 18:00 - 22:00, or Saturday - 00:00 - 04:00

Recruitment Timeline

• Application Closing Date - Sunday 1st March 2026 (23:59)
  
• Shortlisting - Monday 2nd March 2026
• Interviews (with checks for Right to Work in UK) - 16th March 2026
• Document On-Boarding - to be completed by 3rd April 2026
• Mandatory online training - to be completed by 4th April 2026
• Mandatory Training Day - 25th April 2026 (time & venue tbc).