Please note a full application which should include a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted.

Background of department/role

We are looking for a Housekeeping Supervisor to work with their team leader, within our busy Housekeeping team, which is part of the Facilities & Commercial Services Department at Canterbury Christ Church University.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, friendly, hard-working and efficient person to work across the Canterbury campus in residential and/or non-residential buildings. The Supervisor will hold supervisory responsibility, need to have a flexible approach and to be able to meet with the expectations of providing a consistent, quality service to students, staff and external visitors.

The role is varied and no day is ever the same. A flexible and adaptable approach will assist you in this role and good customer services, communication, forward planning, problem solving are also skills that will be integral to carrying out Supervisor duties.

Experience of working in a cleaning environment and good IT knowledge and skills are essential.

How will you work?

The post of Supervisor is responsible for their housekeeping team over split working patterns and will involve working in all areas across the Canterbury campus and other university buildings including Accommodation, where they will ensure that the best service is provided to staff, students and visitors to keep a clean and tidy environment throughout the university.

Role is part time (30 hours per week) with following shift pattern

Saturdays/Sundays 07.00-13.00; Mondays-Thursdays 11.00-17.00

Occasional travel to sites beyond the main campus may be required to provide cover to all sites. Therefore a driving license is desirable.

How to apply

Start date for applications: 24th March 2026

Closing date for applications: 12th April 2026

Interviews are to be held on: w/c 20th April 2026 (date to be confirmed)

If you require further information regarding the post please feel free to contact Housekeeping.managers@canterbury.ac.uk (strictly no agencies, thank you) quoting reference number REQ06095.

Please note, Canterbury Christ Church University reserve the right to bring the closing date of this position forward where a high volume of applications is received.

Additional Information

Canterbury Christ Church University truly welcomes fresh perspectives and new voices. We want you to bring the real you to work, so we are committed to building a genuinely inclusive working environment where everyone is welcomed and where everyone can have a true sense of belonging. Our spirit of community will help us to eliminate discrimination and will enable us all to thrive in a culture that is underpinned by fairness and justice. We therefore seek people to join us who will proactively support and shape this aim and contribute in their own unique way. If this is you, then we are waiting to hear from you #yourCCCU.

Our university is deeply committed to shaping sustainable futures as a key part of its mission and values. If you share this passion, we encourage you to join us in making CCCU a more socially and environmentally conscious, sustainable place to study and work

Employment Visa Clarification: According to the UK Government Points Based System, this position does not fulfil the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route application.

Please note applications must be made online via the University website; details sent directly via email cannot be considered.