Domestic Cleaner – Part Time (25 hours per week)

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Since being granted our Royal Charter in 1599, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world.

Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership.

Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.

Our purpose is built around delivering:

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision: To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.

Our mission: We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.

Our values: The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we’re committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners.  

For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning ‘together in friendship’. It’s an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward-looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

The role 

The domestic cleaning team are an integral part of the Operations Unit and are required to systematically clean and prepare all public areas, office accommodation and clinical skills areas within the College.

Using appropriate powered appliances and other provided cleaning and materials equipment, the post holder will be required to clean the College premises to a high standard, following a daily cleaning schedule. Duties will at times include sweeping, damp mopping and wiping, dusting, vacuuming, polishing various areas of the College, including our clinical skills areas. The role also requires regular cleaning of stairs and carpeted areas, ablution areas, topping up toilet requisites and cleaning of all sanitary ware.

Any Health and Safety issues or damage to College property identified while carrying out duties should be reported to the Facilities Supervisor. The post holder will also undertake regular deep-cleaning activities and will be required to participate in major cleaning activities such as internal window cleaning, the scrubbing, stripping and resealing of polished floors, attending to light fittings, wiping down walled areas, blinds and upholstery. The role will also involve shampooing carpets and carpet tiles. Training will be provided for all tasks.

This role will be 25 hours per week

This is a permanent contract

The post holder must be willing to work flexible hours and have the ability to adapt to changes quickly and efficiently. The majority of working hours will be Monday – Friday however at times there will be a requirement to work evenings or on a weekend to support College activities.

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Who we're looking for

The post-holder will require the following:

• High level of attention to detail
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to follow instructions
• Adaptable to change and possess a willingness to embrace new ideas and processes
• Previous domestic cleaning experience with some knowledge of hazard analysis and Health and Safety at work procedures would be desirable for this post; however, training can be provided.

The full job description can be found in the documentation below.

How to apply

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post. If you believe you have the skills to be part of our team then apply by submitting your CV, with a cover letter and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form (available to download above). 

Please note that the College is unable to provide visa sponsorship. Therefore, candidates must already have the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026.

Interviews will take place shortly after.

If you have any queries, please contact recruitment@rcpsg.ac.uk. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

Any personal data collected from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us in accordance with our recruitment processes. If unsuccessful in your application, your information will be held by us on our database for a period of 6 months before deletion. If you would like your information removed sooner, please contact recruitment@rcpsg.ac.uk . 

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is a Scottish Charity, SC000847, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

Please see the application form below.