What makes Goldsmiths unique?
Goldsmiths is a world-renowned university that has a reputation for rigorous and innovative academic work; creativity has long been our hallmark. Academic excellence and imaginative course content combine to make a place where creative minds can thrive.
About the department
FM Services sits within the Estates & Facilities Directorate and delivers a wide range of essential facilities support across the Goldsmiths campus. The department provides cleaning, portering, postal operations, waste management and janitorial services that ensure our buildings and spaces remain clean, functional and welcoming for students, staff and visitors.
Our teams play a key role in the daily running of the University, supporting academic activity, events and campus operations with a strong focus on service quality and customer care. Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners, FM Services offers a dynamic, hands‑on environment where teamwork, reliability and pride in maintaining Goldsmiths’ spaces are central to our mission.
About the role
The FM Janitor role supports the aims of the FM Operations Services by delivering high quality janitorial, hygiene, and adhoc cleaning services across the University. This role plays a key part in maintaining safe, clean, and well-presented internal and external environments, responding to emergencies, supporting campus operations, and assisting portering and maintenance colleagues when required. The post holder will work as part of a multifunctional team and undertake a broad range of duties including waste management, toilet cleaning, emergency cleaning response, and rotational hygiene tasks.
About the candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience in the cleaning sector and be confident using a wide range of professional cleaning equipment and machinery to deliver high standards of service across a varied estate. They will be a proactive team player with strong communication skills, able to build positive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple departments.
Flexible and customer-focused, they will support both cleaning and portering operations, including moving furniture, setting up rooms and responding to urgent requests. A strong awareness of health and safety, COSHH and waste management requirements is essential, together with the ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities and contribute to a safe and welcoming environment.
Benefits
We have generous benefits which include an agile working environment, 22 days’ annual leave plus six paid closure days (four at Christmas and two at Easter) plus all Bank Holidays, great transport links, a defined benefit pension scheme, support for professional development and a broad range of wellbeing initiatives such as staff choir, running club, staff networks and creative writing classes.