Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant - 12215_1764063475

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local authority is seeking a dedicated Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant at Benmore Outdoor Centre. The ideal candidate will ensure high-quality cleaning services for residential settings, contributing to a positive experience for young visitors. Ideal for enthusiastic individuals who take pride in their work. The role requires flexibility in working hours and essential personal transport due to the rural location.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial cleaning is advantageous but not essential.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to service needs.
• Personal transport is essential year-round due to rural location.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and organised environment within residential settings.
• Carry out general housekeeping duties.
• Deep clean tasks across an expansive site.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexibility

Job description

Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant

Benmore Outdoor Centre

Salary: £13.48 per hour

Hours: 0 per week - casual contract

This position is with The City of Edinburgh Council, please note the post is based outside of Edinburgh at BENMORE OUTDOOR CENTRE, ARGYLL, PA23 8QX. The post holder will benefit from local authority terms and conditions of employment.

You will play a vital part in the young people's experience at Benmore Outdoor Centre.

About the role

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Facilities & Housekeeping Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in maintaining a clean and organised environment within residential settings. This position requires attention to detail and a commitment to providing high-quality cleaning services. Experience in commercial cleaning is advantageous but not essential, as training will be provided.

Role will suit a positive and enthusiastic individual who takes pride in performing their duties to a high standard and contributing to quality service delivery. We are seeking a team player who engages well with others, is flexible and adaptable to service needs. Our Facilities & Housekeeping Assistant team provides a range of cleaning duties to ensure a safe, clean and well-presented environment for the groups and guests visiting the residential outdoor centre and associated self-catering properties.

Key duties

• General housekeeping
• Small group bed‑making
• Deep cleaning tasks across an expansive site
• Organisation and efficient safe working within company policies, seeking advice and guidance when necessary

If you are passionate about creating clean and welcoming spaces, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position and be part of the adventure education and outdoor learning team at Benmore.

Working hours

Primarily Monday to Friday, working pattern will include early starts from 7.30am, latest finish time 7.30pm. Exact start & finish times are shift pattern dependant.

Due to the rural location, personal transport is essential year-round.

Contact information

Call: 01369 706337

Email: [e-mail]

Background checks

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 with 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.

Diversity and inclusion

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 us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Interview process

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.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours. Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council

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