Locality Facilities Technician - Trinity Academy - 11896_1761291434

City of Edinburgh Council; Trinity; On-site; CAD 49,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A local governmental body is seeking a Locality Facilities Technician to join its Facilities Management team. This role ensures safe and clean environments across various properties. Candidates must have a valid driving license and be ready for flexible hours. The position offers permanent employment with opportunities for training, development, and promotions. Duties include janitorial services, maintenance tasks, and supporting building security. The role is critical to maintaining essential community facilities.

Benefits

Security offered by permanent positions

Flexible hours to suit

Paid annual leave

Opportunities to progress to supervisory level

Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme

Qualifications

• A driving licence is required.
• Experience in facilities management or janitorial work is preferred.
• Ability to work flexible hours.

Responsibilities

• Undertake day-to-day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across buildings.
• Conduct security functions for premises and grounds.
• Perform equipment and furniture maintenance.

Job description

Locality Facilities Technician - Trinity Academy - 11896_1761291434

Locality Facilities Technician
Trinity Academy
Salary: £26,337 - £28,835
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Alternating shift pattern: Monday to Friday, Early: 7am - 3pm (includes a 48 minute unpaid break), Late: 1pm - 9pm (includes a 48 minute unpaid break)

A driving licence is required & a work vehicle will be provided.

As a Locality Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you’ll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You’ll deliver a vital janitorial service across our estate to ensure our properties are safe places to work or learn. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

Benefits

• Security offered by permanent positions
• Flexible hours to suit (morning, evening, or daytime) from 10 to 36 hours
• Sessional hours (school term only) available on some posts
• Paid annual leave (where applicable)
• Opportunities to progress to supervisory level
• Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
• Community connection – looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends and neighbours

As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development. We are looking for a Mobile Facilities Technician to join our team to work across the North West of Edinburgh.

Major Tasks / Job Activities

You will undertake day‑to‑day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings, ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and conducting basic security functions.

• Equipment, furniture and fitting maintenance
• Building maintenance and services
• Security of premises and grounds
• Grounds maintenance
• Cleaning / Tidying

Please see the supporting documents for more information about the role.

The successful candidate will undertake all duties relating to the operation, security and maintenance of various buildings and surrounding grounds, ensuring facilities and equipment are set up for users, reactive cleaning, portaging duties and litter picking duties.

You will receive all the training required to carry out the janitorial function.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out of the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We’re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to our organisation.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency‑based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.