Facilities Assistant - Cleaning - NAY17650

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Beith; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

North Ayrshire Council is seeking a Facilities Assistant to provide high-quality cleaning within council buildings. You will help maintain cleanliness and hygiene across assigned sites, supporting the Facilities Management Team with a focus on safety and attention to detail.

The role is term-time, with hours 16:15 to 18:15, and includes being a key holder responsible for securing premises. Flexibility for start/finish times and PVG suitability are required before employment.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and adherence to safety protocols are essential in this position.
• Role involves assisting with high-quality cleaning within council buildings for the Facilities Management Team.
• Flexibility regarding start and finish times would be desirable; term-time position.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene in assigned buildings.
• Be a key holder and lock up and secure premises.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety protocols

Job description

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click

important-information-for-applicants (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

This post is to assist with the provision of high-quality cleaning within council buildings for the Facilities Management Team. As a Facilities Assistant you will maintain cleanliness and hygiene in assigned buildings. Attention to detail and adherence to safety protocols are essential in this position.

The hours for this post are 16.15pm - 18.15pm. This job role will include the responsibility of being a key holder and locking up and securing premises.

Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit the needs on the service would be desirable. This post is Term Time. Start date is subject to PVG and Occupational Health Checks.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

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Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the

Staff values and behaviours (north-ayrshire.gov.uk).

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

PVG (Children)

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children.

Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by North Ayrshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant PVG check (£59 or £18), which will be deducted from your salary following commencement of employment. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit

Disclosure Scotland - mygov.scot. For further details on North Ayrshire Council’s policy please visit

Please note if you are the successful candidate your name and email address will be entered into the Disclosure Scotland PVG system to generate your PVG form which will be issued to your email with an enclosed link to complete.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building – More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide -

Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk). If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant’s behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.