Operational Facilities Assistant - ARB18820

Argyll & Bute Council; Gartness; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Leave entitlement

Cycle to work

Gym discounts

Wellbeing initiatives

Career development

Flexible working

Job summary

Argyll and Bute Council is seeking a Temporary Operational Facilities Assistant to join our team on Isle of Islay. The role supports school facilities, including cleaning, safety checks and maintenance, with duties covering term-time and holiday periods.

The post is 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 3:30-6:30 pm. Benefits include pension, generous leave, and flexible working options. PVG checks apply; term-time schedule pro-ration applies.

Qualifications

• Provide facilities management support within schools, ensuring a clean, safe and secure environment.
• Oversee cleaning and janitorial services and supervise contractors.
• Carry out safety checks and minor maintenance tasks.
• Cover schools during holiday periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide facilities management support within schools, ensuring a clean, safe and secure environment.
• Overseeing cleaning and janitorial services, contractor supervision, safety checks and maintenance.
• Covering schools during holiday periods.

Skills

Facilities management

Safety checks

Contractor supervision

Key holding

Maintenance

Job description

Service: Commercial Services

Closing Date: Friday 13th November 2026

We would love to welcome an Operational Facilities Assistant to join our friendly team in working for Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland's most stunning areas. Let us tell you about why this could be a great move for you.

Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland's most stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, to work and do business. And we are committed to making the council the place to have a great career, by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.

Temporary Operational Facilities Assistant required for Isle of Islay.

15 hours per week to be worked Monday-Friday, 3.30-6.30 pm during term time.

Provide facilities management support within schools, ensuring a clean, safe and secure environment. Responsibilities include overseeing cleaning and janitorial services, contractor supervision, carrying out safety checks, minor maintenance, key holding duties, and supporting day-to-day school operations. The role also includes covering schools during holiday periods.

Our employees make good things happen in the day-to-day life and for the longer-term future of Argyll and Bute. We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees to how they work.

We provide information to help with moving to the area, from finding somewhere to live to securing employment, and from schools and wider education to the varied lifestyles available here.

If you have any enquiries, you're welcome to get in touch with us at [e-mail] . If your enquiry is only about housing, you are welcome to contact [e-mail] directly.

We care about our people and the world around us and always aim to do the right thing. From employee recognition schemes to environmental policies, we have many initiatives in place to help us look after the things we all care about.

Learn more here Argyll and Bute Employee Recognition Programme , Disability Confident , Armed Forces , Fair Work First Statement , Equality and Fairness , Climate Change , Hybrid and Flexible Working Policy

Argyll and Bute Council recognise the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.

Applicants should note that:-

• This post is not suitable for job share.
• The salary shown is the full-time equivalent salary, the actual salary will be paid pro rata for the hours worked on a term time basis.
• The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to the post.
• This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) membership in relation to working with children.
• This post is temporary for a period of 1 year but may be extended.
• This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee's director.

If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:

• Anne Moore, Operations Officer
• Telephone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]
• Reference: ARB18820

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit Equality & Diversity Policy.