Housekeeper/Cleaner

Housekeeper, Durham
Fixed Term Contract (until 30th September 2025)
Part Time (25 hours per week 5 hours per day Monday - Friday)
Location: Ernest Place, Renny's Lane, Durham DH1 2GY
Salary Range £11.44 per hour

Established in 2007, Mansion Property Management Limited are specialists in student accommodation and property investment funds. Our business model is simple and effective; we acquire, develop, refurbish, and manage to ANUK standards purpose- built student accommodation, priding ourselves on delivering a first-class service across the whole of the business. On a trajectory of growth, acquiring more properties it is an exciting time to join the Mansion team and be a part of our success.

Working within the hospitality team, this is a fixed term, part time role to be based at property in Durham as a Housekeeper. The key purpose of this role is to provide a professional service to ensure all on site facilities are kept clean and tidy with office support, and to ensure that The Mansion Group objectives are met at all times

Key Tasks

• Sweeping, mopping, polishing floor areas and staircases of residential blocks using appropriate materials and equipment
• Cleaning, dusting, polishing chairs, desks, tables, ledges, shelves, doors, cabinets, walls and cupboards, telephones, windowsills, trunking of the site office
• Emptying staff and site waste bins
• Ensure all the property social spaces are cleaned and maintained to the required standard
• Cleaning common room toilets: floors, walls, toilets, urinals, sinks, hand basins and fittings
• Replenishing toilet rolls soap, towels etc. as necessary
• Removing graffiti from site premises when required
• Keeping external areas of the site clean and tidy to the required standard
• Securing the windows & doors in all unoccupied flats which you clean and ensuring they are secure when finished, if required
• Responsibility for all keys held for access purposes and ensuring their safe return when finished, if required
• When handling chemicals, furniture, equipment and at all other times carry out duties with due regard to Health and Safety requirements and responsibilities towards colleagues, students, and the public
• Report cleaning supplies and equipment requirements needed to perform cleaning responsibilities to the Hospitality Manager to prevent shortages as well as carrying out a monthly audit on cleaning supplies and equipment
• Ensuring all cleaning stores always remain locked when not occupied and any other store areas you may have access. (e.g., Facilities Assistant’s office).
• Clearing snow/ice and distributing grit and salt, as required
• At all times, carrying out responsibilities/duties with due regard to MPM Health & Safety Policy
• Such other minor and/or non-reoccurring duties appropriate to the post, as may be directed
• Reporting all accidents on site to the Manager and complete and forward applicable accident reports to the head office
• Attending training and meetings as arranged and directed
• Any other reasonable duty pertaining to the contract

Experience

UK based environment in similar role in a residential or multi occupied property

Skills

• Good communication skills and professional appearance
• Ability to work late hours or weekend if necessary

Attributes/Personal characteristics

• Desire to deliver and achieve high standards of service
• The ability to work within and contribute to a team
• Positive and enthusiastic
• The ability to stay calm under pressure

In return for the above you will receive a competitive salary with 26 days holiday entitlement pro-rated for part time (rising to 31 days with service) pension, life assurance and group income protection scheme. The role is supported by provision of role specific training providing an opportunity for skill development.

Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we are unable to respond to each application. Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks of application please assume you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person