Facilities Assistant

Leeds City College; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Leeds is looking for a Facilities Assistant to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for students and staff. The role includes basic maintenance tasks, room setup for events, and assisting during emergencies. Candidates should have good interpersonal skills, a proactive approach, and a commitment to customer service. This position offers varied working hours and potential opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Pension schemes with employer contributions

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Discounted travel options

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Outstanding customer service to students, staff, and visitors.
• Good interpersonal skills and proactive approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively and deal with challenging situations.
• Willingness to undertake First Aid training and online training.

Responsibilities

• Set up rooms for teaching and events.
• Assist with compliance checks.
• Lock and unlock premises including alarm setting.
• Support emergency procedures, including evacuations.
• Provide support to on-site contractors and visitors.
• Minor repairs and administrative duties.

Skills

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Proactivity

Team player

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths or equivalent

Tools

Basic maintenance knowledge

Job description

About The Role

Please ensure you are able to work the following hours:

• 9 hours per day 16:00pm - 01:00am - 35 weeks of the year
• 7 hours per day 16:00pm - 23:00pm - 8 weeks of the year (during the holiday period)
• 4 hours per day 15:00pm-19:00pm - 7 weeks of the year (during the holiday period)

We are seeking a Facilities Assistant to provide a safe and welcoming service for our students, staff and visitors on campus. You will work with the Facilities Supervisor to carry out basic maintenance of our campus and abide by our Health and Safety Policies.

Initially based at Conservatoire, this role is part of a small team responsible for ensuring that teaching and learning activities are able to run effectively. You will primarily be stationed at Leeds Conservatoire but will be expected to work across Mabgate and Quarry Hill occasionally.

What You Will Do

• Setting up of rooms, which include moving furniture for teaching, events and exam requests.
• Assisting the Facilities Supervisor with weekly compliance checks.
• Unlocking and Locking up of the premises including setting of the Intruder Alarm.
• Assist the site team and provide support with the Emergency Evacuation Procedures such as Fire Alarm Activations and any other emergency.
• Support the Facilities Supervisor with on-site contractors and visitors, ensuring an understanding of the College guidelines and procedures.
• Minor repairs.
• Refilling photocopiers and distributing internal and external mail.
• Administrative duties.
• Assisting the Facilities Supervisor to ensure the safety and security of the group's pupils, staff, visitors, property, premises and facilities.

About You

• Able to deliver outstanding customer service to our students / staff / visitors
• Good interpersonal skills
• Proactive and self starting
• Able to communicate effectively
• Be a team player
• Stay focused on the tasks in hand and be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and measured manner.
• English and Maths GCSE or equivalent is essential, along with a willingness to take part in a First Aid at Work course with the college and undertake all mandatory online training.
• Basic maintenance knowledge
• Health and Safety Awareness

Benefits

• Annual Leave
  • Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
  • Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension Schemes With Generous Employer Contributions
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme
  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • People’s Pension Scheme
• CPD Opportunities
  • Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
  • Qualifications Including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership And Management Courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives:
  • Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting:
  • Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:
  • Speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions – Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.