Facilities Officer

City of Bristol College; West of England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two-week Christmas close down and paid

LGPS pension scheme

Paid volunteering leave

Family friendly policies

Right to Disconnect

Hybrid and flexible working policy

Aspiring Leaders programme

Job summary

City of Bristol College is seeking a motivated, team-oriented individual to join a busy campus environment. The role requires flexibility to cover a rotating shift cycle between 6am and 10pm on weekdays, with no night or weekend shifts.

Ideal candidates will have a proactive approach, strong customer service skills, and a full driving licence with access to a vehicle. Training will be provided, and various staff benefits are available.

Qualifications

• Proactive and flexible approach to work.
• Commitment to excellent customer service.
• Ability to work collaboratively across a diverse organisation.

Responsibilities

• Fulfilling a range of tasks across the college, including maintenance, security, cleaning, and emergency response.
• Work closely with colleagues and students to foster a culture of high-quality customer service, flexibility and responsiveness.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Flexibility

Driving licence

Basic IT skills

Willingness to learn

Education

Level 2 English/ maths or equivalent

Level 3 First Aid at Work (advantage)

Tools

IT literacy

Job description

One of our key strategic aims is our unrelenting focus on our people-first culture, ensuring you feel valued, empowered, and recognised for your individual contributions and expertise whether that be in a teaching capacity or a professional services team. All colleagues within the College contribute to the success of our students and we actively work to eliminate any barriers at work, ensuring you have the opportunity to thrive., You will work with our dedicated team to fulfil a range of diverse tasks across the college Including maintenance, security, cleaning, emergency response to name a few.

Working closely with colleagues and students throughout the organisation to foster a culture of high-quality customer service, flexibility and responsiveness, in line with the College's high aspirations for learners.

The hours of work are full time (38 hours 45 minutes per week) and are based upon a rotating shift cycle between Monday and Friday, between the hours of 6am and 10pm. (6.30pm on a Friday). No night or weekend shifts are required.

We are looking for a motivated and team-oriented individual who:

• Has a proactive and flexible approach to work
• Is committed to excellent customer service
• Can work collaboratively across a diverse organisation
• Has a full driving licence and access to a motorised vehicle

The desirable candidates will possess either basic IT skills, or a willingness to learn, along with a general standard of education at level 2 or above including English. Please note this is not essential.

Prior knowledge of first aid and health and safety would be advantageous. However, this is not essential as full training will be given.

In addition to this the College will support the successful candidates in obtaining a Level 3 First Aid at Work qualification. This role will also attract a first aid allowance.

We have four main sites across the city with state-of-the-art facilities. Further future investment in our estates is now allowing us to provide the best possible outcomes for our students and local communities, delivered by our fantastic community of colleagues.

At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level and we provide education and training to approximately 10,000 students each year.

Our people-first ethos provides a highly supportive, flexible approach to enable you to excel within your role and to reach your full potential. In return, you can expect the following:

• Two-week paid Christmas close down and additional paid time off over Easter on top of a generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time roles).
• Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 18.0 %
• Paid Volunteering leave (3 days a year)
• Family friendly policies including paid fertility and foster friendly policy
• A menopause policy outlining support available
• A person-centred annual appraisal focusing on your wellbeing and CPD
• Access to a benefits portal including shopping discounts and cycle to work scheme plus lots more!
• 'Right to Disconnect' from work outside of your normal working hours
• A supportive, highly utilised hybrid and flexible working policy
• An Aspiring Leaders programme open to all plus our Management Academy for all management roles covering management skill and internal processes
• Welfare Rooms at all our sites for professional breakout and relaxation spaces
• A bespoke programme of recognition, reward and celebration for colleagues throughout the year to recognise your hard work.