Stores Assistant (The Games Academy)

Falmouth University; Penryn; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer Pension Contribution

28 days + 8 bank holidays

Annual salary increments

Cycle/Tech schemes

Life Assurance

Job summary

The Games Academy, in partnership with Falmouth University, is seeking a Stores Assistant to support students in loaning equipment and to manage the technical stores area. You will ensure safe storage, accurate data entry, and tidy workspace while assisting with demonstrations and set-up for sessions.

Ideal candidates possess experience in client-facing roles, strong IT and communication skills, and a flexible approach to working hours, including evenings and some weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience in a client-facing environment.
• Excellent communication with students and staff.
• Strong IT skills and attention to detail to maintain equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with loaning equipment and keep the storage area tidy.
• Accurately input data into the Falmouth Stores booking system.
• Set up, maintain, test and demonstrate equipment to students, teaching staff and external customers.

Skills

Good IT skills

Customer focus

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Initiative

Tools

Windows laptops

Wacom Intuos Pro

iPads

Quest 3 VR headsets

3D printing

Job description

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stores Assistant to join The Games Academy. Reporting to the Technical Operations Team Leader, the key focus of this role is to provide support to students who are seeking to loan equipment, the safe and appropriate storage of technical equipment, accurate and timely data input into the Falmouth Stores booking system and ensuring that the technical stores area is kept tidy and well maintained.

You will also be required to provide set up, maintenance, testing and demonstrations to students, teaching and research staff as well as external customers.

About You

We are looking for enthusiastic candidateswho have experience of working within a client facing environment. Youwill be a customer focused individual with excellent communicationskills, key to this role is the ability to engage with students.

You will have knowledge of Windows Laptops, Wacom Intuos Pro Drawing tablets and ideally ipads, Quest 3 VR headsets and 3D printing. Alongside these key skills you will also have a flexible approachtowards working hours, which will include evenings and occasionalweekend work.

We would like to hear from you if you have the following skills/experience:

• Good IT skills.
• Ability to work under your own initiative and within a team.
• Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with all users of the technical stores area.
• Attention to detail to keep the equipment in perfect working order.

The hours for this position will be from 9.00am to 7.00pm on Thursdays and Fridays, 36 weeks per year on a term time basis. Occasional flexibility in working hours will be required.

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description.

The closing date for this position is Sunday 13September 2026.

About Us

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer excellent benefits, including:

• Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%.
• 28 days + 8 days bank holiday.
• Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached)
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay/Adoption Pay
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker)
• Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme
• Life Assurance

Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page www.falmouth.ac.uk/jobs. Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth’s strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University’s HR policies and procedures in full.

Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider.