Facilities Assistant - Keighley Campus

Leeds City College; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Pension Schemes

CPD Opportunities

Staff development days

Hybrid working opportunities

Job summary

Leeds City College is seeking a Facilities Assistant to join our small team at Keighley College. The role focuses on maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming site for students, staff and visitors, with minor building maintenance tasks.

The successful candidate will work 37 hours per week over five days, mainly Monday to Friday, with possible weekend shifts during the year. Duties include deliveries, room setup, and assisting with the building's systems and daily operations.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent, plus a driving licence.
• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience with basic maintenance or DIY tasks such as basic plumbing or joinery.
• Commitment to self development and to deliver outstanding customer service.

Responsibilities

• Handle post and parcel delivery, refill photocopiers, litter-picking, set up rooms, move furniture and ensure HVAC systems work.
• Support the Facilities Supervisor and the team to ensure smooth day-to-day campus operations.
• Assist with basic planned maintenance to stay compliant with regulations.
• Provide support for Fire Activations and emergency procedures as required.
• Be a nominated First Aider and respond as required (training provided).
• Open up or lock up buildings at start and end of day according to shift.
• Occasional weekend work may be required during the year.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service experience

Team player

Communication skills

Education

English GCSE or equivalent

Maths GCSE or equivalent

Driving licence

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Facilities Assistant to join our small team at Keighley College. This role is responsible for ensuring that the teaching and learning activities are able to run as they should by supporting the building and systems. The team contribute to maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming site for students, staff and visitors. This role will also include minor building maintenance tasks.

Role

This is a full-time role of 37 hours per week over 5 days Monday to Friday. Currently this consists of the following during term time:

• Monday 10am to 6pm
• Tuesday 2pm to 10pm
• Wednesday 2pm to 10pm
• Thursday 10am to 6pm
• Friday 9:30am to 5pm

Out of term time this will usually be 5 days Monday to Thursday 10am to 6pm, Friday 9:30am to 5pm. There is a possibility that shifts may change dependant on the business needs.

What You Will Do

• Post and parcel delivery, refilling photocopiers, litter-picking, setting out rooms, moving furniture, ensuring the buildings heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems are working and ensuring the site in general is and looks at it's best as a workplace and a place of study.
• You will work alongside the rest of the Facilities Assistant team as well as the Facilities Supervisor to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day Campus operations.
• You will support the Facilities Supervisor in all the above as well as the more basic planned maintenance tasks that need to be carried out to stay compliant with regulations.
• Providing support across the site assisting with Fire Activations and emergency procedures as necessary.
• Be a nominated First Aider and respond as required (appropriate training will be provided).
• Your role will include opening up or locking up buildings at the start and end of the day dependant on your shift.
• The college currently operates mainly Monday to Friday, although the odd weekend work will be required, a few times throughout the year.

About You

• Good interpersonal skills (i.e. being able to deal with people correctly, communicate effectively, be a team player and stay focused on what needs to be done).
• English and Maths GCSE or equivalent and a driving licence.
• Experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience with basic maintenance or DIY tasks, such as basic plumbing, basic joinery, decorating.
• A commitment to self development and to deliver outstanding customer service to our students, staff and all users of the campus.

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• 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: Please 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.