Room Checker
Closing Date: 11/05/2025

Please Note: This role is for current students of Lancaster University only    

LOOKING FOR A SHORT, SHARP JOB THAT LEAVES YOU WITH TIME TO STUDY AND PLENTY OF FREE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER?  

The Accommodation Team have just the job for you….

ROOM CHECKER 

The University’s Accommodation department are recruiting a team to help inspect rooms at the end of resident’s contracts, as well as ensuring that our accommodation is ready for the new arrivals in the next academic year.  

Posts are available from 25th June 2025 for 2-3 weeks, then again in September for 3 weeks. You will also be required to attend a paid mandatory training session between 16th-20th June (date to be advised).  

Please make sure that you are available to complete both parts of the post (June/July AND September) before applying.  

Some optional additional work may be available during July and August 

We have several vacancies for fast-learning, adaptable students with good observational skills. You will also need the ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision.  Speed, flexibility, accuracy and attention to detail are vital.  

THE ROLE:

Your role will be to identify repairs and faults within the accommodation, moving extensively around campus within the buildings and recording your findings on iPad's. The latter part of the programme will involve room deliveries, quality checks across campus in preparation for the coming academic year.  There may be a limited amount of light dusting involved for rooms which have been unoccupied over summer.  

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Click here for help with your cover letter 

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.