Temporary Cleaner/Porter

Operations Department
Maternity cover for up to 12 months

The Royal Academy of Arts is one of the UK’s foremost arts institutions, famous for its world class exhibitions including Van Gogh, Anish Kapoor and David Hockney. Its purpose is to be a clear, strong voice for art and artists. Its public programme promotes the creation, study and enjoyment of art to a wide range of audiences through exhibitions, education and debate.

We seek an experienced Cleaner/Porter to join our in-house team providing a wide range of cleaning and portering services throughout Burlington House and 6 Burlington Gardens.

The duties cover our public, gallery and office spaces and can involve the operation of heavy cleaning machinery, shifting stationery, publications and furniture, setting up rooms for meetings and talks/seminars, cleaning men’s toilet facilities and generally providing operational support as and when required.

You will need some relevant experience, particularly with industrial cleaning equipment and, preferably, gained in a listed building open to the public. You will need to be a good team worker, have high standards of performance, be flexible and adaptable and willing, on occasion, to work additional hours in order to complete tasks.

To apply for this post, please send your CV with a covering letter detailing how you meet our criteria to recruitment@royalacademy.org.uk

We will meet candidates for interviews as we receive suitable CVs that match our criteria.

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