Overview
Reslife Building Operations Co-ordinator (KD13115) – Bath, BA2 7AY
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About the role
The University of Bath has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Operations Supervisor to join our Accommodation Team. This permanent, full-time position is known internally as ResLife Building Coordinator.
Full details can be found in the job description linked below. Working hours are 9am–5:20pm, and occasional weekend work, on a rota basis, is required. This role offers a great mix of office-based work along with supervision duties across our campus. During the summer, when students leave, our student accommodation transforms into a commercial business hosting summer schools, conferences, and visitors to Bath who enjoy our rooms and facilities.
Did you know that the University of Bath offers five extra discretionary days off? These include three additional paid days between Christmas and New Year, allowing for a long festive break without using your 23-day annual leave allowance.
Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Day-to-day operational running of a section of university accommodation
- Management of staff to ensure an effective and efficient service
- Conducting regular one-to-one and team meetings with Domestic Assistants/Cleaners and Porter staff
- Completing accommodation checks
- Responding to customer feedback via our TopDesk IT system and reporting maintenance issues
- Planning and achieving the turnaround of accommodation, for example, preparing rooms for student intake
- Stock ordering and management
What Our Staff Enjoy About the Role
- Meeting new students and guests
- Problem-solving
- The variety of the role – a fast-paced commercial business period in summer, balanced with term time, when interacting with and assisting students is a highlight
About you
Ideally, candidates will demonstrate:
- Previous supervisory experience
- A desire to deliver high standards of service
- The ability to lead and motivate a team
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Experience in an administrative role
- Experience in a customer-focused role
- Experience in stock management
Further information
This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis.
For an informal discussion, please contact Debbie Price, Residence Operations Team Leader, at adsdlp@bath.ac.uk ; however please ensure that you submit your application through the university
In addition to the Campus Services New Starter bonus*, this role is also eligible for the Campus Services Refer a Friend bonus*. If a University staff member has ‘referred’ you to apply for this vacancy they may be eligible for a bonus. Please ensure when applying you add their name or select ‘Campus Services Employee Referral’ when answering the question ‘Where did you learn of this job?’ and email campusserviceshr@bath.ac.uk the name of the person who referred you.
- Both bonuses are subject to terms and conditions.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you:
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.
Closing Date: 29 Oct 2025
Department: Operations & Facilities Support
Salary: £24,685 to £26,093
