Facilities Assistant

Queen's University Belfast; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 8.4 weeks

Pension scheme

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Work-life balance

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Queen's University Belfast is seeking a Facilities Assistant to support the daily operation and upkeep of student and staff accommodation. You will help with basic maintenance, safety checks, waste management and stock control, delivering friendly service to students, staff and visitors.

The post offers a generous holiday entitlement and a pension scheme, with flexible working options and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering customer service in a public or campus environment.
• Valid driving licence is essential.
• Awareness of health and safety procedures is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day operation and upkeep of accommodation for students and staff.
• Carry out basic maintenance tasks, health and safety checks, waste management and stock control.
• Support deliveries, furniture moves and general site operations while ensuring a safe, welcoming environment.

Skills

Customer service

Driving license

Health & safety awareness

Education

Secondary school education

Job description

The role involves supporting the day-to-day operation and upkeep of student and staff accommodation, ensuring a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment. Duties include basic maintenance, health and safety checks, waste management, furniture moves, deliveries and stock control. The post holder will work as part of a flexible team, delivering excellent customer service to students, staff and visitors while maintaining high standards of safety and service. In return, we offer generous annual leave and a pension scheme.

About the Person

The successful candidate must have and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Secondary school education.
• Valid driving license.
• Relevant experience of dealing with customers.

What we offer

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities.

• holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year
• pension schemes
• development opportunities

We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health.

• flexible working options
• work-life balance initiatives
• support for physical and mental health

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.