Housekeeping jobs in Swords, County Dublin

About Trinity:

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research, and innovation, which has been inspiring generations of thinkers for over 400 years. Trinity College Dublin- an introduction

Post Summary

Our Housekeeping team provide cleaning services to all areas of the campus and are part of the Premises Services Team, a team of over 250 staff providing Cleaning, First Line Maintenance and Attendant Services.

We currently have a number of vacancies, core working hours are 17.5 hours per week carried out between the hours of 5am and 9.30am. We aim to tailor our roles to meet the needs of our team, our flexible approach to working hours includes offering contracts for shorter or longer hours when feasible. Standard working week, Monday to Friday with one Saturday in 7 worked as part of standard working pattern.

Hours of Post: 17.5 hours per week

Salary: This appointment will be made on the Fortnightly Housekeeping Assistant Merged salary scale equates to (€17.37 p/h) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)

Post status: Permanent

How to apply:

In order to assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (1x A4 page) that specifically address the following points in their application.

Applicants should clearly address their experience and how they obtained their knowledge in their application.

Illustrate, through past example, their ability to work on their own initiative and resolve problems.

Applicants who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage. Applications must be submitted by the closing date specified through eRecruitment. Any Applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Please see the Job Description below for this position.

Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Jane Flanagan , Premises Support Manager

Our Values - putting our words into action

Values matter. They are key to the success of our Strategic Plan. We centre our behavioural values around the importance of belonging. We recognise that the university will thrive by each of us respecting and caring for one another. We know we can achieve much more through working together. We know too that we must take responsibility for our actions and be accountable. We must, and will never stop, imagining. And through being nature positive we connect not just with the environment but with our ambitions for a sustainable future.

Application queries about this post, please email Recruitment at Recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s premier University. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and we hold an Athena Swan Silver award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and in the Higher Education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment.