Facilities Assistant

About the Role
**This is a Variable Hours role.**

We are seeking a **Facilities Assistant** to provide a safe and welcoming service for our students, staff and visitors on campus. You will act restoratively and ensure our students (as well as staff) are wearing their ID cards in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

Do you have experience working in a Facilities or Security role? Do you have excellent communication skills to work as part of a team?

Can you effectively engage with our learners to ensure they understand the standards of behaviour expected?

Based at our Hornbeam Park Campus, this role is part of a growing team responsible for ensuring that teaching and learning activities are able to run effectively by supporting the campus building requirements.

What You Will Do
- Work alongside the Facilities Assistant team as well as the Facilities Supervisor to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day Campus operations.
- Provide effective guarding and patrolling of internal and external areas to ensure a safe and secure environment.
- Unlocking and Locking up of the premises including setting of the Intruder Alarm.
- Assist the site team and provide support with the Emergency Evacuation Procedures such as fire alarm activations and any other emergency.
- Support the Facilities Supervisor with on-site contractors and visitors, ensuring an understanding of the College guidelines and procedures.
- Assist the team with any other duties such as occasional events and exam set-ups.

About You
- The most important and essential attributes for this role are a commitment to self-development and to deliver outstanding customer service to our students and staff.
- Are you able to stay focused on the tasks in hand and be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and measured manner?
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent is essential, along with a willingness to take part in a First Aid at Work course with the college and undertake all mandatory online training.
- Having an SIA door supervision licence would be desirable but not essential as training will be provided. Having worked in an educational setting in a previous role would also be an advantage.

About Us
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions - Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Leeds Conservatoire and University Centre Leeds.

**SAFEGUARDING**

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

**RECRUITMENT AGENCIES**

**Benefits**:
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
**Annual leave**:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 37 days plus bank holidays

**Pension schemes**with generous employer contributions**
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

**CPD opportunities**:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

**Employee wellbeing initiatives**: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

**Travel and commuting**:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

**Flexible and hybrid working opportunities**:Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.