Facilities Assistant - South West Area

The City of Edinburgh Council; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Trusted employer

Permanent positions when available

Opportunities to progress

Community connection – protecting theb

Job summary

The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Facilities Assistant for the South West Area. This casual contract role involves security, maintenance, and preparing facilities for users across our estate. The post supports a safe, clean environment in schools and council properties, with flexible hours to suit part-time arrangements.

Salary ranges from £26,806 to £27,032 per year, pro-rated for part-time hours. A PVG scheme check is required.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme check is required
• Role involves security of buildings and grounds
• Maintenance of building and setup for users
• Reactive cleaning and portering duties
• Community-focused facilities support

Responsibilities

• Security of the building and grounds
• Maintenance of the building (reporting or carrying out minor jobs)
• Ensuring facilities/equipment are available and set up for users
• Reactive cleaning of the building, equipment and surrounding grounds
• Portering duties
• Litter picking duties

Job description

Facilities Assistant
South West Area

Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro rated for part time)
Hours: As Required - Casual Contract

As a Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you’ll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You’ll deliver a vital janitorial service across our estate to ensure our properties are a safe place to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.

• Trusted employer
• Security offered by permanent positions when available.
• Opportunities to progress
• Community connection - looking after your community’s essential buildings used by your family, friends, and neighbours.

As part of our team, you will be valued and respected with a key focus on training and development.

Under the direction of the officer designated by the local authority and in accordance with the practices and procedures of the authority, the Facilities Assistant will be responsible for:

• Security of the building and grounds
• Maintenance of the building (either reporting or carrying out minor jobs)
• Ensuring facilities/equipment are available and set up for users
• Reactive cleaning of the building, equipment and surrounding grounds
• Portering duties
• Litter picking duties

Please see the supporting documents for more information about the role.

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.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/inclusive-edinburgh/4

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we’re recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page Our Behaviours – The City of Edinburgh Council

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.

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