Building Support Officer

Cheshire East Council; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days annual leave

Hybrid/Remote working where possible

Salary sacrifice green car scheme

White goods salary sacrifice scheme

Career average pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Cheshire East Council in Crewe is recruiting a Building Support Officer to join the Facilities Management team. The role is a full-time 37‑hour week from Monday to Friday, with Saturdays as overtime, and potential early or late opening shifts to fit operational needs.

You will support security, room management, events, and reception duties, liaise with contractors, and help maintain Health and Safety across main council buildings.

Qualifications

• Some relevant experience is required.
• Team player with good communication skills.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Confident in dealing with all levels and environments.
• Good computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist Building Support Supervisor with security, meeting room management and reception duties.
• Liaise with contractors to ensure buildings are open/closed per policy.
• Undertake porter duties and assist with deliveries to departments.

Skills

Flexible approach to work

Communication skills

Computer skills

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to work within Facilities Management department as a Building Support Officer. The position is for 1 FTE (37 hours) per week over a Monday - Friday working pattern covering 07.00-19.00, with Saturdays as overtime, and possible early or late opening and closing depending on operational needs.

About you

As a Building Support Officer, you will assist the Building Support Supervisor for security, meeting room management, civic events, reception, ensuring Health and Safety standards are maintained at CEC main corporate buildings in Crewe, some IT knowledge will be desirable.

Liaise with contractors, ensuring buildings are open and closed in accordance with corporate policy, undertake porter duties, such as taking parcels to relevant departments/staff.

The successful candidate will

• Have some relevant experience.
• Be an effective team player with great communication skills.
• Have a flexible approach to work.
• Be confident in dealing with all levels.
• Have good computer skills.

To find out more about the essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the attached job description specification document.

In return we are able to offer

• Enhanced annual leave - Start with an impressive34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) from day one, and watch it grow to 39 days after just five years of service
• Purchase of annual leave – Want more time off? You can purchaseup to 10 extra days of annual leave each year, giving you the flexibility to balance work and life just the way you want (Pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Flexible working pattern - Enjoy a37-hour standard full-time work week with the added perks of flexi-time and hybrid/remote working arrangements where possible. Your work-life balance just got a whole lot better
• Salary sacrifice green car scheme - Drive green and save green! Lease a brand-new electric or hybrid car through our salary sacrifice scheme.There’s no credit checks, no deposits, just significant savings and exclusive offers on a three-year lease
• White goods salary sacrifice scheme - Upgrade your home with ease. Purchase home and electronic items through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost of big-ticket purchases like appliances, computers, and tech gadgets directly from your salary
• Enhanced public pension - Secure your future with ourcareer average pension, where contributions are built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay
• Cycle to work scheme - Save up to 25-39% on the retail price of bikes and safety equipment through Income Tax and National Insurance savings. Get fit and save money!
• Employee assistance programme - Access a completely free and confidential assistance service to help manage, reduce, and overcome life’s challenges, both at work and in your personal life
• Discounted gym membership - Stay active and healthy with corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure, including:
  • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities
  • Off-Peak Racket Sports
  • Athletics Tracks
  • Sauna/Steam/Spa

Join us and experience a workplace that truly values and supports you!

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

We are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

For any technical enquiries please email [e-mail].

For further information, please contact Chris Jump via email: [e-mail].