Domestic Assistants – permanent - full-time or part-time

Salary (Full-time) £22,681 (Hourly rate £11.63)

Part-time Salary pro rata:

30 hours per week £18,145 and 20 hours per week £12,097

Newnham College wishes to recruit permanent DOMESTIC ASSISTANTS, either on a full-time or part-time basis. Joining an experienced team of staff, you will be part of the department responsible for keeping all the areas of the College clean and tidy. This is an active job requiring a good level of physical fitness. Some heavy lifting and working at height might also be involved (training given). A keen eye for detail and a positive can-do attitude are important to this role. A full-time contract and/or part-time contracts involving 30 or 20 hours per week are available. Hours are likely to be 9.00 am – 3.30pm (including a half-hour unpaid break for lunch) or 9.30 am – 1.30 pm (no lunch break).

The salary is based on spine point 23 of the University’s single salary spine, the full time equivalent for which is £22,681 and an hourly rate of £11.63. The salary pro rata for working 30 hours per week is £18,145 and for working 20 hours a week is £12,097. Hours are worked on any 5 days out of 7 to a pre-published rota. This is a mixture of Monday to Friday working and some weeks having a weekday off and working on either Saturday or Sunday. This opportunity attracts other benefits of being a College employee, including 33 days holiday (pro rata and inclusive of bank holidays), free lunches when working more than 4 hours a day, parking where available, use of the College gym and access to USS the College’s attractive contributory pension scheme with a current employer contribution rate of 14.5%.

How to apply

A job description with person specification, an application form and equal opportunities form can be found below. Please demonstrate in the application form how you meet the essential requirements of the role found in the person specification.

Completed applications should be emailed to [email protected] by the closing deadline of noon on Tuesday 7 May 2024 with interviews being held either later that week or during the following week.

· Job Description

· Application Form

· Equal Opportunities Form

Newnham College is an equal opportunities employer.