Hygiene and Safety Assistant (Venues)

Location: Sheffield Students' Union
Contract Type: Flex
Closing Date: 12th May 2024
Salary: Flex Rate - £13.43 per hour
Specific Hours: Flexible (up to 18 hours per week)
Interviews: To be confirmed
Start Date: September (Some shifts may be available in July to cover our events)

The Role

The Students’ Union is looking for Hygiene and Safety Assistants to join our Venues Team  to provide a quality cleaning service at our clubs, bars, functions and concerts.

Key duties for this role include:

Cleaning of toilets and public areas during late-night events to maintain high customer service standards and supplies stocked up is a key part of the role. This includes; keeping them clean, keeping toilets/sinks free from blockages and supplied with soaps and toilet tissues as well as cleaning alcohol spillages.

Liaise with security and bars management via radio and other team members during the evening to prioritise work to be completed and issues rising to keep a safe environment for the customers and staff, both within the clubs and bars as required.

Respond to calls by radio to deal with spillages of all types (including alcohol spillages and soiling) to keep a safe environment for the customers and staff, both within the clubs and bars as required.

Emptying of bins, safe removal of rubbish and waste management recycling.

Identify and report to the duty bar manager any issues relating to Health and Safety and general maintenance

identified during the course of the job i.e. broken toilets, trip hazards, and faulty sockets.

Ensure all glass and bottles are collected within the venues and clear up any breakages, disposing of the glass in the designated place.

Any other duties as required

Working at the Students’ Union

Since 1906, the Students' Union has represented, supported & enhanced the lives of our members. We are an independent charity who work closely with the University of Sheffield to achieve a world-class student experience. Whilst offering relaxed spaces for students to take time out from their studies our buildings also feature cafes, shops, bars, an advice centre, activities and sports zones.

There’s something different happening in the Students' Union every day: from club nights to film screenings, live music, theatrical performances and fascinating talks. We’ve been rated the best Students’ Union in the UK by WhatUni's Student Choice Awards seven years running!

Creating a more diverse team

Sheffield Students’ Union is committed to creating a fairer, inclusive, diverse and more liberated workforce. Ethnic Diversity employees are currently under-represented at Sheffield Students' Union

What we are currently doing to create an inclusive workplace:

- Training for Recruiting Managers on Equal Opportunities and Unconscious Bias
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion working group and staff network
- Training and development in equality, diversity and inclusion
- Flexible working arrangements
- Inclusive policies and procedures

We want to support you to do your best during the application process, so please do get in touch at su-people@sheffield.ac.uk with any questions you may have. Additionally, if you have a disability, mental health condition or any other additional needs (such as dyslexia, autism or anxiety), please do let us know so we can tailor the process to suit you

Your Benefits

You will work in an exciting and progressive environment and enjoy great staff benefits:

• Access to the University's cycle hub
• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Workplace pension scheme
• Wellbeing Programme
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity and Shared Parental Leave pay

If you have any questions about the role, application process or working for Students' Union then please don't hesitate to get touch su-people@sheffield.ac.uk