Facilities Support Assistant (1 month FTC)

Leigh Day And Co; Manchester; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Leigh Day is seeking a temporary Facilities team member in Manchester for one month, starting 17 August 2026. The role is on-site full-time, with no fixed experience required, though client-facing experience is a plus. Suitable for students or graduates seeking short-term work.

Applicants must be 18+ and able to work five days a week. Key duties include mail handling, post distribution, reprographics support, help desk liaison, basic moves, and reporting maintenance issues through approved

Qualifications

• No specific experience is required; client-facing experience is advantageous, especially in hospitality or retail.
• The role may suit a student or graduate seeking short-term work.
• Applicants under 18 cannot be considered due to health and safety.
• Successful candidate must be available to work on-site five days per week for the contract duration.

Responsibilities

• Carry out floor checks daily and address issues via the checklist.
• Open, scan and distribute incoming post.
• Print, pack and frank outgoing mail.
• Scan, photocopy, print, disc copy and burn as requested.
• Handle queries via Facilities Help Desk and email.
• Assist with photocopying and scanning.
• Keep reprographics room tidy.
• Log issues related to MFDs with the service provider and resolve promptly.
• Arrange couriers.
• Assist with minor moves within the building.
• Report maintenance issues through proper channels.

Job description

Department:

Facilities

Location:

Manchester

Contract type:

fixed term contract

We are seeking an individual join our Facilities team on a one-month temporary basis to provide cover during team absence, commencing 17 August 2026.

Whilst no specific experience is required, previous client-facing experience in any capacity would be advantageous, particularly within hospitality or retail sectors. The role could suit a student or graduate who is looking for short-term work, or looking to gain experience in this area. Please note we are unable to accept applications form candidates under the age of 18 for this role due to health and safetyconsiderations. Please also note the successful candidate must beavailable to work on-site five days per week for the duration of the contract given the nature of the role.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Carry out floor checks on a daily basis ensuring that any issues are dealt with a timely manner (checklist).
• Opening, scanning and distribution of incoming post.
• Printing, packing and franking of outgoing mail.
• Scanning, photocopying, printing, disc copying and burning as requested.
• Dealing with queries that are raised via the Facilities Help Desk and via email.
• To assist with photocopying and scanning.
• Ensuring that the reprographics room is kept tidy.
• To ensure that any issues relating to the MFDs are logged with the service provider and dealt with in a timely manner.
• Arrangement of couriers.
• Assisting with minor moves and changes within the building.
• Ensuring that any maintenance issues are reported through the correct channels.

Please see the attached JD (linked from the bottom of this page) which provides further details on the role.

About Leigh Day

We are a top 100 law firmcommitted to claimant-only cases, ensuring that individuals have the same access to justice as the UK Government and large corporations. We're not afraid to take on difficult and challenging cases involving medical negligence, serious personal injuries, discrimination in the workplace, defective products and human rights abuses in this country and overseas.

Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion

Leigh Day is committed to the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We value the diversity of our colleagues, our clients and the third parties with whom we work. We seek to create an environment where everyone feels included and valued for their unique characteristics, skills and abilities and supported in their needs and responsibilities.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Please let us know if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application or recruitment process. There is an option to detail this on your application form, however, please just get in touch should you wish to discuss this prior to formally submitting an application. Please note all conversations or disclosures are treated in the strictest confidence.