Central Services Assistant

The University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Central Services Unit Assistant to join its facilities team at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. This full-time role focuses on supporting campus research and teaching activities, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive staff benefits. Applicants should possess strong service delivery skills, effective communication abilities, and a commitment to being organised and team-oriented.

Benefits

Comprehensive Staff Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Competitive pension schemes

Staff discounts

Family-friendly initiatives

Qualifications

• Basic laboratory support and technical skills are desirable but not essential.
• Full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide wash-up, stock solution, media, and waste collection services.
• Support research and teaching activities across the Easter Bush campus.

Skills

Strong commitment to excellence in service delivery

Excellent communication

Team working

Interpersonal skills

Organised

Polite and friendly

Able to plan workload effectively

Job description

Grade UE03: £23,414 to £25,448 per annum

CMVM / Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent)

This post is full-time (35 hours per week) and due to the nature of the role is 100% on campus.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh invites applications for the post of Central Services Unit Assistantwithin our existing facilities team.

You will join a team of dedicated and professional campus facilities staff responsible forproviding a wash-up, stock solution, media, and waste collection service to the research and teaching activities across the Easter Bush campus. Basic laboratory support and technical skills are desirable but not essential and full training will be provided.

The salary for this post is £23,414 to £25,448 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success:

• Strong commitment to excellence in service delivery.
• You will be organised, polite and friendly.
• Able to plan your own workload effectively.
• Excellent communication, team working and interpersonal skills.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 17 June 2025.

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