Estates and Facilities Assistant
3 months ago
Role: Estates & Facilities Assistant
Location: Shuttleworth College - Old Warden
Salary/Benefits: Salary from £24,500 DOE and Qualifications, 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, Peoples pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.
Working Pattern: 40hrs per week (1.0 FTE)
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
About the role:
We are currently seeking a Estates & Facilities Assistant to join Shuttleworth College.
Post holders will provide a full range of services to ensure the facilities’ overall environment fully supports the aims and visions of the Bedford College Group.
These duties include security, portering, maintenance and ground maintenance, health and safety testing, driving and cleaning.
About you:
Ideal candidates will have:
Willingness to undertake relevant training. Willing to obtain a basic level of health and safety knowledge Experience of working with the public and experience of working with young people. Experience of dealing with a range of situations involving people of all age-groups. Basic knowledge of working within written procedures and guidelines. Ability to work on own initiative and to support and assist team members. Ability to defuse potentially difficult situations in a calm and appropriate manner Ability to follow verbal and written instructions. Reliable and punctual. Current clean valid full driving licence. Access to a vehicle & ability to work at all College sites. Ability to provide cover at weekends as required Ability to be contacted by telephone, occasionally at short notice.Interviews to be held 4th October 2024.
Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisational VISION values:
Valuing Teamwork - We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes. Improving Continuously - We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others. Student Centred - At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student. Inclusive - We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other. Open and Caring - We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other. Nurturing Education Excellence - We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions. About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.
Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.
Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group's policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.
Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.
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