Facilities Assistant - Liberton/Gracemount/Gilmerton - 12720_1764865530

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government organization in Edinburgh is looking for a Facilities Assistant to support various operations in the Liberton/Gracemount/Gilmerton area. This role offers flexibility to pick shifts that fit your schedule while conducting maintenance, security, and cleaning across different facilities. Successful candidates will need to undergo background checks, including a PVG check. Join us in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values your skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform janitorial and DIY operations across facilities.
• Strong awareness of security and grounds maintenance.
• Flexibility to work during busy periods or staff absences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct various maintenance and janitorial services.
• Ensure security of premises and maintain the grounds.
• Perform cleaning and tidying tasks across different buildings.

Job description

Overview

Facilities Assistant, Liberton/Gracemount/Gilmerton area of Edinburgh

Salary: £25,905 - £26,111 (pro-rata for part-time)

Hours: 0 per week

This role offers flexibility, allowing you to pick up shifts that suit your availability while supporting our service during busy periods or staff absence.

Responsibilities

• Day to day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings, ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and conducting basic security functions.
• Equipment and furniture and fitting maintenance
• Building maintenance and services
• Security of premises and grounds
• Grounds maintenance
• Cleaning / Tidying

Qualifications / Requirements

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Culture and Benefits

We\'re committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we\'re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

Interviewing approach and Behaviours

To help achieve this, we\'re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our Behaviours can be reviewed on the Council\'s Our Behaviours page.