Building Care and Operations Assistant

University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at a prestigious institution, dedicated to maintaining the historic John Rylands Library. This active role involves cleaning and supporting the library's operations, ensuring a welcoming environment for researchers and visitors alike. With a commitment to high standards and community engagement, you'll receive in-house training and work alongside a supportive team. Enjoy fantastic benefits including a leading pension scheme, exceptional leave entitlement, and well-being services. If you're a proactive team player with a passion for preserving history, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Leave Entitlement

Paid Closure over Christmas

Local and National Retail Discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to handle physical demands of the role including moving furniture.
• In-house training in conservation cleaning methods will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for cleaning, portering, and maintenance of the John Rylands Library.
• Ensure high standards of building care and operational support.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Physical Fitness

Machinery Operation

Job description

The University of Manchester Library is one of only five National Research Libraries and the third largest academic library in the UK. Our vast and rich collections (both print and digital) help us to deliver a world class library and information service for The University of Manchester. We sit at the heart of the University experience for both learning and research and are fully committed to widening access to our expertise, collections and services to individual researchers, local schools, and others in the community.

Would you like to join a team responsible for the cleaning, portering and maintenance of the Grade 1 listed John Rylands Library? Are you an enthusiastic team player and good communicator?

We deliver consistently high standards of building care and operational support including contractor management, security, maintenance, cleaning and support for events and activities, with the aim of creating and maintaining remarkable spaces for researchers, learners, visitors and staff.

We are looking for someone who will be able to deal with the physical demands of this active role including using machinery, ladders and moving furniture and other large items around the building. You will be given in-house training in conservation cleaning methods and play an active part in protecting our building and collections. You will work a shift pattern within our opening hours (these are currently 7am to 6pm Monday to Saturday) alongside a small team of colleagues.

What you will get in return:

1. Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
2. Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
3. Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
4. Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
5. Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CVs submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note, under the new immigration rules this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Sally Finkill

Email: [e-mail]

General enquiries:

Email: [e-mail]

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.