Senior Facilities Assistant

Hours per week: 36 hours per week

Contract type: 12 month contract 

Vetting requirements: Basic DBS Check and Must hold a manual driving licence with a maximum of 3 penalty points.

Holiday: 31 days holiday (pro-rata for mid-year starters

About Us:

Westminster Adult Education Service is a leading provider of adult education in London, committed to empowering individuals through lifelong learning. Our work environment is stimulating and inclusive, promotes diversity and fosters personal growth. Join us in our mission to inspire lifelong learning in our communities and become an integral part of our team. If you are ready to elevate your career, apply today and be part of our exciting journey at Westminster Adult Education Service.

The Role:

To assist the Facilities Manager in undertaking caretaking and maintenance duties, to ensure that all centres are fully functioning, welcoming and fit for purpose to support WAES core business operation.

To ensure buildings, rooms and other facilities are safe, clean, well maintained, prepared and ready for operational use.

To assist in implementing standard systems and procedures, purchase ordering, documents, and templates, and provide consistent high standards of service delivery and reporting across all sites.

To provide facilities and customer service support for learners, tutors, and other staff, to include internal and external events.

To provide an efficient courier service

To undertake late evening and weekend work in accordance with the service needs. 

This is a 12-month contract based on performance, upon review at the end of the contract the position may be offered permanently.

About You: 

• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.

• Ability to undertake physical nature of facilities work.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional organisational skills.

• Proactive and responsive.

• Deadline-driven.

• Flexibility and willingness to work outside office hours in accordance with the service needs.

• Holds a manual driving licence with a maximum of 3 penalty points.

What we offer:

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties

As a forward-thinking Council, we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore some of our staff depending on their role at WAES can benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

The Service offers a competitive salary and employment benefits including a public sector pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development.