Building Attendant - Medical School

University of Nottingham; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday pro rata

Employee Assistance Programme

Uniform provided

Training and career progression

Bonus scheme

Job summary

University of Nottingham is seeking a Building Attendant to work at the Medical School within the Queens Medical Centre. You will set up classrooms and meeting rooms, carry out portering duties, and be the first point of contact for visitors, providing information and assistance.

You will lock/unlock buildings and test fire alarms. The role requires supervision experience, a background in similar environments, and cleaning experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer facing environment.
• Some supervisory experience.
• Experience setting up meeting rooms.

Responsibilities

• Set up classrooms and meeting rooms to meet requirements.
• Carry out general portering duties.
• Be first point of contact for visitors and provide information.
• Lock/unlock buildings and test fire alarms.
• Collect and deliver internal mail; report maintenance issues.
• Dispose of waste and inspect fixtures and fittings.
• Support cleaning activities as needed.

Skills

Customer service

Supervisory experience

Room setup

Fire alarm testing

General portering

Tools

Fire & security systems testing

Job description

Salary

£25,353 to £26,379 per annum based on a 36.25-hour contract / pro rata if applicable. Posts are initially offered at the minimum salary point £13.45 per hour, with progression to the higher salary point,£13.99 per hour through annual incremental pay rise.

Area

PF CS Jubilee Campus and Med Schools

Location

UK Other

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Reference

NHE2235926

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China, and Malaysia. Our award-winning Nottingham campus is only 15 minutes by bus or tram to our vibrant city centre.

About the Role/Team:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and customer focused Building Attendant to work at the Medical School within the Queens Medical Centre. Duties will include setting up classrooms and meeting rooms and carrying out general portering duties to meet customer requirements. You will be the first point of contact for visitors, providing information and assistance where required and will be responsible for locking and unlocking buildings and testing fire alarms. Other duties include the collection and delivery of internal mail, identifying and reporting maintenance issues, disposal of waste, inspecting fixtures and fittings ensuring that excellent customer service is provided at all times. It is essential for this role that candidates have experience of working in a similar customer facing environment and have some supervisory experience. Ideally you will also have experience of setting up meeting rooms, knowledge of testing fire and security alarm systems and have cleaning experience gained within a similar environment. Further details regarding the duties for the post can be found on the attached job role profile

Hours of Work:

• 36.25 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 to be arranged working between the hours of 6.00am and 6.00pm, mainly 9.00am and 5.15pm Monday to Friday. Flexibility will be required.

This position is offered on a rolling/permanent open-ended contract based on working the full calendar 52-weeks of the year to include student vacation periods. This post attracts 15% pay uplift allowance for any hours worked over the weekend.

What we offer:

• Excellent holiday allowance of 27 days (pro rota), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Employee Assistance Programme/Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job.
• We are committed to staff development/provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• Access to all range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more see our benefits website

Successful candidates will be expected to attend induction training courses which will run each month, Monday to Friday on University Park Campus. Further details will be given at interview.

For general queries please contact our Estates Recruitment email at [e-mail] Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

• Job Description/Role Profile

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Visit our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion website. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer . Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award . To help you succeed, we published Candidate Guidance to provide support on the application and interview process. Discover our benefits, visit Your Benefits website. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and worldwide and aim to make your move to the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page for details. This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.