Facilities Assistant and Project Support

2 weeks ago


Oxford, United Kingdom University of Oxford Full time

The Ashmolean Museum has been described as “unquestionably the finest university museum in the world” (The Times, October 29th, 2009). It is part of the Oxford University Museums Group and is open to all without charge.

The Facilities Assistant is a position within the Ashmolean Facilities Team, who are responsible for the Facilities Management of the museum's estate comprising of six buildings within Oxford. The Facilities Team ensures that all buildings are running efficiently, are proactively maintained, and remain fit for purpose.

Reporting to the Facilities Supervisor, you will be responsible for carrying out tasks such as porterage, cleaning, building checks, contractor liaising, and supporting the maintenance team with staff requests. The work you carry out will be a combination of work or assigned by the Facilities Supervisor also you will be expected to react to requests as they come in, so self-motivation and good IT skills are essential. On occasions, you may need to work flexibly by assisting the Facilities Maintenance Technicians with their maintenance tasks.

This role combines the need for the ability to be able to move heavy objects around the museum within safe handling limits and work on your feet for the majority of the day. You should have strong communication and team working skills. You will have experience working in a busy environment with the ability to work alone, be self-motivated, and equally enjoy working as an important part of a team. You should have a good awareness of Health and Safety legislation and be able to work at height using ladders and scaffold towers.

This job includes duties that will require additional security pre-employment checks: a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service check due to working in a high-security area of the museum.

This is a full-time, fixed-term role for 5 months, working 36.5 hours per week.



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