Multi Skilled Facilities Assistant - Ferndale Children's Residential Service

East Dunbartonshire Council; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council is seeking a multi-skilled Facilities Assistant to enhance their Facilities Management services, including cleaning, catering, and school crossing patrol. The role requires a commitment to service delivery and continuous improvement within a supportive work environment.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to effective provision of Facilities Management services.
• Ensure SLA’s are met in Cleaning and Catering Services.
• Support the School Crossing Patrol Service.

Job description

Salary: £25,310.84 - £27,510.11 per year pro rata

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 35 hours per week

Job Summary

Please note salary will be pro-rated for employees working less than 37 hours.

Work pattern - 35 hours per week, 5 days over 7.

The role of the multi-skilled Facilities Assistant is to contribute to effective provision of the Facilities Management services including

• School Crossing Patrol Service
• Cleaning Service
• Catering Services - to all customers to ensure that SLA’s are met and working towards the continuous improvement of service delivery and the performance of the FM team.

Charter of Commitment

The commitment by East Dunbartonshire Council to job applicants is as follows:

• Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
• Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
• The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
• We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
• We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
• We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
• We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
• We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.

PVG/ Disclosure Scotland

The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria

Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council.

Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary payment.

In specific circumstances the payment could be deducted in instalments from an employee’s wages following commencement of employment. Approval in such circumstances will be made by the HR &OD Manager.

Should an employee leave in advance of the payment being deducted, the full amount will be deducted from the employee’s final salary.

The criteria outlined above will apply to existing employees of East Dunbartonshire Council who apply for roles for which a PVG/Disclosure check is required.