Cleaning

Cleaning is the responsibility of John Poulos, Manager, Cleaning, Recycling and Waste.

  • Cleaning services are contracted to GJK Facility Services, with cleaning services scheduled from 3am Monday to Friday for general areas, with day cleaners on all major campuses and weekend cleaning on selected sites.


Cafes & Eateries

Front of counter areas only are cleaned by University cleaners (GJK).

Carpets

Carpet steam cleaning on request.

Childcare Centres

Centres across campuses are managed by Western Sydney University Early Learning Ltd and cleaned by GJK Facility Services.

Fitness Centres

Fitness Centres are managed by The YMCA but are cleaned by the University cleaners (GJK).

Laboratories

Cleaning is only floors, windows and general waste bins.

Staff Offices

  • Staff Offices are checked on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings with full clean weekly i.e. paper recycling boxes are emptied, vacuuming and dusting is carried out and desks wiped if clear. Equipment and computers are not touched.  Red desk bins are not emptied by cleaners.
  • Buildings EA and EB at Parramatta campus and Levels 1-10 at 1PSQ are also cleaned on Saturday mornings.
  • Lismore and Bathurst campuses are cleaned through local contractors.

Staff/Student Areas

Staff/Student Areas are cleaned daily (washrooms, staffrooms, kitchens, common areas and teaching spaces), with rubbish removed daily and blue paper recycling bins taken out for fortnightly collection.

Student Residences

Residences are cleaned internally by Command 51.

Whiteboards and noticeboards

Whiteboards and noticeboards are cleaned on request.

Window cleaning

Window cleaning occurs as required.

Additional services

These services include:

  • IT communication rooms
  • Biohazard cleans
  • Pressure cleaning of paths and buildings
  • Street sweeping
  • Graffiti removal
  • Gum removal
  • Strip and sealing of hard floor surfaces
  • Event cleaning and steam cleaning of furniture and carpets
  • Cleaning responses are also required 24/7 following building damage to storms, events and other causes.
  • Touchpoint cleaning