Apprentice Facilities Assistant- College of Arts and Law and College of Social Sciences- Apprentice Grade 3

**Position Details**

College of Arts and Law - 1 position

College of Social Sciences -1 position

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is £19,495. per annum rising to £24,368. per annum after 12 months in post

Apprentice Grade: 3

Full Time, Fixed term contract for 15 months

Apprenticeship Standard: Facilities Service Operative - Level 2

Training Provider: Mercury Training

**Our offer to you**

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

**Apprenticeship summary**

This apprenticeship is an exciting opportunity to work within the College of Social Sciences and College of Arts and Law and is designed to provide a wide range of facilities experience.

You will learn to support the effective running of the busy College facilities department providing support across all College facilities comprising a broad variety of activities. The role is necessarily broad in scope and the post-holder will have the opportunity of experiencing and learning about every aspect of the College facilities including space management, building maintenance and health and safety. The role will include day-to-day facilities assistance, office duties, and basic project administration with scope to learn new areas as the apprenticeship progresses. The apprenticeship is linked to professional registration with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management.

The post
- holder will benefit from working in a highly-supportive environment with access to peers and senior colleagues who will mentor and encourage personal and professional development.

**About the Colleges**

The College of Social Sciences (CoSS) comprises the School of Social Policy and Society, Government, Education, and the Birmingham Business School. It is a vibrant community with over 12,000 students, more than 500 academic staff, and nearly 300 Professional Services staff across a range of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. Our work impacts all areas of society from business and politics to education, justice, health, and social care. We have a highly diverse international staff body and take pride in our inclusive ethos, and we teach programmes in Dubai, Singapore and online as well as in Birmingham, and we have over 100,000 alumni in more than 185 countries. The CoSS Facilities Team are based on Edgbaston Campus, working in an agile manner across our 5 main buildings. We work closely with our business partners to deliver a professional service to our building users. We aspire to implement industry FM (Facilities Management) standards across our Estate and we are looking to develop our digital skills and technologies to enhance End User experience.

**Main duties the apprentice will learn**

The apprentice will be learning and developing skills in the following areas:
**Facilities Assistance**
- Building Condition inspections and Safety checks
- Assisting with Room moves including movement of