Facility Assistant (Part Time) (Term Time) (Muir St Primary) - REQ06845 - 490104

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd; Motherwell; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

6 public holidays

Job summary

North Lanarkshire Council Ltd is seeking a dedicated Facility Assistant to ensure our buildings are welcoming, safe, and well maintained for customers and service users. The role involves high-quality public service, security support, cleaning, and minor maintenance.

Successful candidates will join the PVG Scheme before starting. The position operates on a term-time basis (39 weeks) with evenings from 16:00 to 19:00, aligning with local facilities management needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer focused environment.
• Strong administrative abilities required.
• Good communication skills essential.
• Competent IT skills needed.
• Desirable: experience in facilities management.
• Desirable: experience carrying out security checks.
• Desirable: cleaning duties and minor repair/maintenance.
• PVG Scheme required before starting.

Responsibilities

• Providing a high quality service to members of the public.
• Supporting building control and security.
• Carrying out cleaning duties to maintain a safe and hygienic environment.
• Performing minor maintenance and repair tasks as required.

Skills

Administrative skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Job description

NLC3: £27,455 - £28,533 Per Year (Pro-Rata)

We are looking for a dedicated and customer focused Facility Assistant to join our team within one of our local establishments. In this role, you will play an important part in ensuring our buildings are welcoming, safe, and well maintained for all customers and service users.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing a high quality service to members of the public
• Supporting building control and security
• Carrying out cleaning duties to maintain a safe and hygienic environment
• Performing minor maintenance and repair tasks as required

To be successful, you should bring experience in a customer focused environment and be confident dealing with the public on a daily basis.

Essential Skills:

• Strong administrative abilities
• Good communication skills
• Competent IT skills

Desirable Experience:

• Previous work in a facilities management setting
• Experience carrying out security checks
• Cleaning duties and minor repair/maintenance tasks

Successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme before starting. This will be arranged by North Lanarkshire Council.

Working Pattern:

Monday - Friday: 16:00pm - 19:00pm

This position is on a term time basis of 39 weeks.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you're considering a career with us, you'll be keen to know what's in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention's Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more