Forum Service Yard Assistant

Facilities Operations

This part-time (17.3hrs) post is available immediately on a permanent basis, based primarily from the Forum Service Yard

Summary of the role

The Forum Complex is at the heart of our beautiful Streatham Campus and is often buzzing with activity. The Forum Service Yard is critical to many internal and external stakeholders’ operations, including Forum and Great Hall events. This is a rewarding position, requiring good people skills, integrity and professionalism.

You will take joint ownership of the Service Yard and will be responsible for overseeing deliveries, event vehicles, contractor access, waste management and vehicle access. You will ensure that the service yard is clean, safe, and well maintained, raising any issues with your line manager or campus services as they arise. You will build good relationships with key partners in Campus Services, Estate Patrol and event teams.

You will also be required to complete Facilities Assistant (porter) tasks across the Forum Complex, so a good level of physical fitness is required.

There will be opportunities to complete training, including Forklift and fire marshal training as part of this role and you will get to know many different people at the university. You will be joining a great team that work together to deliver high profile events and an excellent student experience.

The normal working pattern for this role is likely to be 13:20-17:00 Monday to Friday.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• onsite gyms and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alain Brooker a.r.j.brooker@exeter.ac.uk or 07866139593

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