Facilities and Parking Officer

St Helen's School; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Camden Town is looking to hire a Facilities and Parking Officer. The role involves supervising the school's car park during busy hours, providing facilities support for various events, and ensuring the safety of the school community. This term-time only position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work flexibly. The salary ranges from £19,729.43 to £20,856.93 based on experience.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Pension contribution scheme

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying tasks and working patterns.
• Good level of physical fitness for manual handling tasks.
• Reliability and a proactive approach to supporting school operations.
• Previous experience in a facilities, site support, or similar role is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage the school car park during drop-off and pick-up times.
• Provide support to the facilities team, including maintenance and event setup.
• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
• Provide site security and monitor onsite visitors.
• Assist with ad-hoc tasks as directed by the Operations and Events Manager.

Job description

St Helen's School is looking to appoint a Facilities and Parking Officer to support the management of the School's car parks and ensure smooth operations across the School site, providing safe and organised spaces for the School community and offering facilities and porterage support during peak times.

This role will be responsible for managing the School's car park during fixed hours in St Helen's term time, with additional flexible hours to support facilities and school events across the year. The post holder will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the School site, providing a safe and organised car park for the school community and offering facilities and porterage support during peak times.

The Facilities & Parking Officer will report to the Operations and Events Manager.

HOURS OF WORK

The role is 25 hours per week, 7:30am - 9:30am & 4:00pm - 7:00pm from Monday - Friday, with an additional flexible allocation of hours (averaging 23 hours per month inclusive of fixed hours) to support School facilities and events and may include evenings and weekends to support key events.

This is a Term-Time only role. However, there may be the opportunity of additional hours throughout the year to support the facilities team.

Car park management (fixed term-time hours)

• Supervise and manage the school car park during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up times.
• Ensure the safety of students, parents, and staff by directing traffic and assisting with parking.
• Monitor and enforce car park rules and ensure a safe environment at all times.

Facilities and Event Support (flexible monthly hours)

• Provide support to the facilities team including light maintenance, porterage, and setting up/clearing away for school use.
• Support the delivery of major school events including, but not limited to: Open Day, Founders' Day, Prize Day, Gym and Dance Show, Christmas events, and the Summer Fair.
• Provide additional cover for absent staff and during busy operational periods.
• Assist with ad-hoc tasks as directed by the Operations and Events Manager.
• Safeguarding Responsibilities - Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people and adhere to and ensure compliance with the school's safeguarding and child protection policies.
• Remain vigilant and report any safeguarding concerns in-line with statutory requirements and school procedures.

MAIN TASKS

• Provide site security, including car park security.
• Clean and clear School site areas to required standards.
• Support and ensure the safe and timely set up of events and function for both internal and external activities.
• Liaise and distribute deliveries of goods and equipment.
• Provide school reception support when required.
• Monitor and communicate with onsite visitors, contractors, and hirers.
• Provide health and safety inductions for new hirers.
• Assist in the provision of plant operations (training will be given).

GENERAL

• Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, by adhering to and ensuring compliance with the School's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
• Implementing responsibilities as set out in the School's and St Helen's Enterprises Health & Safety Policies, Normal Operating Procedures, Emergency Operating Procedures.
• Assuming other duties which may be reasonably required or delegated by the Senior Site Officer.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Flexibility to adapt to varying tasks and working patterns, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Good level of physical fitness with the ability to undertake manual handling tasks, including regular lifting, carrying, and moving of equipment, furniture, and materials.
• Reliability and a proactive approach to supporting school operations.
• Previous experience in a facilities, site support, or similar role is desirable but not essential.

£19,729.43 - £20,856.93 (£26,155.36 FTE), Competitive pay and pension contribution scheme