Domestic Team Supervisor

Grade UE03: 24729 to 25276 per annum (pro-rata)

Accommodation Catering and Events Property Team

Part time: 30 hours per week 5 over 7 days per week

Open Ended: Permanent Contract

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and positive people to join our team to lead a team in providing an excellent cleaning service in our student and commercial guest accommodation.

In this role you will be a part of the busy cleaning team based primarily in student accommodation.

You will interact with a wide range of customers on a daily basis throughout the the academic year your key customers will be our student residents and you will be assisting them with settling into their new homes as well as ensuring a clean-living environment. During the summer vacation period you may be involved in the set up and servicing of rooms for commercial guests.

This post is part time working 30 hours per week. Normal hours of work are 8.30am 3pm Monday to Friday. Weekend working may be required especially during commercial and summer periods.

To be eligible to apply for this role you should have previous supervisory experience be able to follow written and verbal instructions have excellent time management skills as well as be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of customers.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Planning and Organising
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Customer Service

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover 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 ourstaff 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 ourright 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 2 weeks of closing date.