Accommodation Operations Deputy Team Leader (KN5826)

The University of Bath Accommodation department is expanding. Our brand new building, Polden, will be home to over 290 postgraduate students. The building will be state of the art and as well as student bedrooms and kitchens will contain social spaces, offices and a café. 

As a Deputy Accommodation Operations Team Leader, you will be responsible for effectively coordinating and overseeing the housekeeping and cleaning operation for student, staff and public areas.  Your role will be to ensure that the building meets our exceptional standards of cleanliness.

We are committed to ensuring our colleagues feel valued, motivated and developed. You will therefore need demonstrable experience of motivating, developing and supervising teams. No two days are ever the same so a ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to problem solve are essential. An awareness of health and safety is essential as is proficiency in using Microsoft Word and Excel.

The role requires you to work 5 days out of 7. Therefore, some weekend working is expected. An element of flexibility is required to start at 7am or 8am on occasion.

Not only will you be working in a fantastic new building, you’ll also receive these great benefits:

A competitive rate of payA generous pension schemeUp to 25 days annual leave per year, eight banks holidays and five extra discretionary daysWe close over the Christmas break but you’re still paid for this time offRegular awards for shining stars, from £20 Love2Shop vouchers up to annual awards of £750A commitment to the wellbeing of our teams, with mindfulness sessions, fitness boot camps and free health checksGreat staff social eventsA staff suggestion scheme, with the chance to share your ideas and earn a £20 voucherThe chance to develop, with many training courses and job shadowing opportunitiesUp to 20 hours a year personal development time for fitness classes, training, volunteering and charity workTax and national insurance savings through salary exchange schemes on nursery care and child care vouchers.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Clare Cobb c.cobb@bath.ac.uk, 01225 385101

Closing Date: 29 May 2018
Type: Operations & Facilities Support