Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant - 12808_1765381364

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A local council in Scotland seeks a Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant for the Lagganlia Centre for Outdoor Learning. You will be responsible for cleaning, laundry, and basic catering to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for guests. The position involves regulated work with vulnerable populations, requiring participation in the PVG Scheme. A commitment to maintaining high safety and service standards is essential, alongside a willingness to work flexible hours.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diverse workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience with cleaning and handling cleaning materials safely.
• Ability to work under supervision and follow service standards.
• Willingness to undergo PVG Scheme update check.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the cleanliness and safety of facilities.
• Perform practical laundry tasks and basic catering support.
• Contribute to an excellent visitor experience.

Skills

General cleaning

Practical laundry tasks

Basic catering support

Health & safety awareness

Job description

Facilities and Housekeeping Assistant – Lagganlia Centre for Outdoor learning, Kincraig

Salary: £24,796 - £25,041 (pro‑rata for part time)
Hours: 15 per week, 52 weeks

To be responsible for the general cleaning, practical laundry tasks and basic catering support within the Outdoor Centre in accordance with service standards and health & safety requirements, under the direction of the Facilities Coordinator. The role supports both school groups and commercial/hospitality guests, ensuring the facilities are clean, safe and welcoming to a high professional standard. The post holder will handle cleaning materials and equipment in a safe and conscientious manner at all times, contributing to the delivery of an excellent visitor experience.

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.

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.

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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.