Facilities Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London seeks a Facilities Officer to support the Facilities team alongside teaching staff and students. You will handle maintenance, minor trades, security, post distribution, and room setup for classes and events.

The role is hands-on, with daily lifting and a monthly rota across early, middle, and late shifts between 07:00 and 22:00 on weekdays. Applicants should have broad practical skills, IT and building systems knowledge, and good fitness.

Qualifications

• Good level of fitness for lifting and carrying equipment.
• Broad practical skills across facilities tasks.
• Good communication and problem solving.
• Team-orientated approach and willingness to learn.
• Working knowledge of Outlook, Teams and OneDrive.
• Ability to operate the Access Control System and use basic Building Management System functions.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out reactive and planned maintenance
• Doing minor plumbing, electrical and decorating work
• Monitoring the security of the buildings
• Distributing post
• Covering reception duties periodically
• Setting up rooms and equipment for classes and events when requested
• Interacting with teaching staff and students
• Lifting and carrying equipment and furniture daily under controlled conditions
• Operating the Access Control System
• Adjusting and reporting room temperatures using the Building Management System
• Accepting and reporting maintenance tasks
• Wearing the provided uniform and any personal protective clothing needed

Skills

Fitness for lifting

Facilities skills

Communication & problem solving

Team orientation & willingness toLearn

Outlook/Teams/OneDrive

Access Control & Building Management

Tools

Outlook

Teams

OneDrive

Job description

A Facilities Officer post in the Facilities team at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, working alongside teaching staff and students. Duties cover planned and reactive maintenance, minor building trades, building security, post distribution, reception cover and setting up rooms for classes and events. The work is physical, with daily lifting of equipment and furniture, and runs on a monthly rota of early, middle and late shifts between 07:00 and 22:00 on weekdays. Applicants need broad practical skills, working knowledge of IT and building systems, and a good level of fitness.

What the job involves

• Carrying out reactive and planned maintenance
• Doing minor plumbing, electrical and decorating work
• Monitoring the security of the buildings
• Distributing post
• Covering reception duties periodically
• Setting up rooms and equipment for classes and events when requested
• Interacting with teaching staff and students
• Lifting and carrying equipment and furniture daily under controlled conditions
• Operating the Access Control System
• Adjusting and reporting room temperatures using the Building Management System
• Accepting and reporting maintenance tasks
• Wearing the provided uniform and any personal protective clothing needed

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Good level of fitness for lifting and carrying equipment
• Broad practical skills across facilities tasks
• Good communication and problem solving
• Team-orientated approach and willingness to learn
• Working knowledge of or aptitude for Outlook, Teams and OneDrive
• Ability to operate the Access Control System and use basic Building Management System functions

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of health and safety regulations
• Experience of safe working practice