Cleaner

THE POST – Cleaner

The University of West of Scotland is looking for a Residence Cleaner to join the Campus Services team. The successful candidate will assist in maintaining a clean, safe and hygienic living environment for students living in the accommodation.

The core duties of this role will include cleaning communal areas such as corridors, stairwells, kitchens and common rooms, as well as preparing bedrooms for new arrivals. It will also involve regular dusting, hoovering, mopping, waste disposal and sanitising high touch surfaces to meet health and safety standards.

The postholder will be responsible for reporting any maintenance issues, restock cleaning supplies and ensure all areas are welcoming and presentable.

The successful candidate should have the following:

Experience of working in a customer focused environment and be able to demonstrate an emphasis on providing a quality service.

An understanding in the use of cleaning chemicals and equipment

Good organisational and time management skills with the ability to work to deadlines.

Ability to handle competing priorities and prioritise workload to produce positive student focused results.

ABOUT US

University of the West of Scotland is a placemaking institution that is proud to be an integral part of its local communities, with a national and international reach: the University has four campuses in Scotland in Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire and Paisley, as well as a campus in London Docklands. UWS has almost 100 international partnerships and its student community comprises more than 100 nationalities.

UWS is committed to providing education opportunities for all, empowering individuals to reach their full potential. The University creates meaningful impact locally, nationally and globally through innovative learning and teaching, pioneering research, and transformative partnerships. UWS is committed to the UNSDGs and was ranked joint 1st in Scotland and joint 4th in the UK for quality education (SDG4); and 1st in the UK and 39th globally for our contribution to decent work and economic growth (SDG8) in the Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings 2026.

90% of UWS research was classed as world-leading, internationally excellent, or recognised internationally in the REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2021.

Our professional services teams are the backbone of UWS, providing robust and innovative solutions to support the vast range of work across learning and teaching, and research and innovation. You will join a supportive and dedicated team, playing a key role in a range of work that will help drive forward our ambition to deliver world-leading research, and graduates who will design, shape and build a new future.

We offer our staff a caring and supportive environment, across five campuses, and a competitive benefits package which includes:

24 days of annual leave, plus a further 12 days for public/university holidays

An additional days leave on your birthday

Defined benefit contribution pension scheme (including death in service benefits upon joining the scheme

A flexible approach to working pattern and work-life balance

Employee discount scheme across 3,500 retailers

Fitness facilities across our campuses

Access to a range of health and wellbeing resources, including occupational health, physiotherapy and access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Professional, career and research development opportunities.

Closing Date: Sunday 25th October 2026

Interview Date: Week commencing 2nd November 2026