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Facilities Assistant

University of Cambridge - Physics

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £23,144 to £25,742 (Grade 3)
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 25th October 2024
Closes: 21st November 2024
Job Ref: KA43711

The Cavendish Laboratory (Department of Physics) has an exciting opportunity for a number of Facilities Assistants to join our passionate and dedicated community at the University of Cambridge.  Working as part of the Department's Soft Facilities team, you will be one of 4 in a team that deliver exceptional customer service and building management to all the users of the Cavendish Estate.

The Cavendish Laboratory is at an exciting point in its 150-year history, and undergoing a substantial period of transformation, as it prepares for its relocation to a beautiful, purpose-built physics facility, the Ray Dolby Centre, which will be the centre-piece of the new Cavendish III Laboratory.  The Department is home to over 2000 staff, students and visitors across a large range of disciplines and categories, where exemplary delivery of world-leading, innovative research programmes and teaching takes place and where the provision of an outstanding soft facilities service will be vital to delivering the vision for the new Estate.

Working within the soft facilities remit alongside other Facilities Assistants, Building Attendants and the Facilities Supervisor, the roleholder will have a can-do approach and be responsible for undertaking daily operations to support the smooth running of the Department, such as, building management, parcel deliveries estate wide, supporting delivery of meetings, conferences and events and health and safety compliance.  Use of a CAFM system in a previous role would be an advantage.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Has previous experience from a similar role in an educational setting, or as a caretaker or porter
  • Is able to communicate effectively and interact positively with staff, students and visitors, with a confident approach and positive attitude   
  • Can manage their time to get tasks done and use their initiative to priortise when necessary
  • Understands the importance of custodian work within a higher education setting and makes themselves readily available and willing to help out wherever needed
  • Is familiar with PPMS within soft service delivery

The Facilities Assistants currently work shifts to cover 08:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.  Occasional cover to support events and teaching outside normal working hours may be required in the future.

This full-time post is available now. Additional information regarding the role may be found within the Further Particulars via the link below.

Some of our many benefits include:

  • Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
  • Generous annual leave provision
  • Family & Work-life balance policies including hybrid working and generous carer leave (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption leave), amongst others
  • An auto-enrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
  • Exclusive employee discounts via our CamBens scheme
  • Personal Development: The Department actively encourages and supports personal development and our staff have access to a wide range of courses and training via our Personal and Professional Development (PPD) service.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 21 November 2024.

Interviews are expected to be held on Friday 29 November 2024.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the apply button above.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Matt Molloy, Facilities Supervisor (mfm44@cm.ac.uk)

Please quote reference KA43711 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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