Estates and Facilities Assistant (Bedford)

Benefits:  27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 40hrs per week (1.0 FTE)

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Estates and Facilities Assistant to join our Estates and Facilities department at The Bedford College group.

As an Estates and Facilities Assistant, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Providing a full range of services to ensure the facilities’ overall environment fully supports the aims and visions of the Bedford College Group, which includes security, portering, maintenance and ground maintenance, health and safety testing, driving and cleaning.
• Having a full knowledge of the procedures for the opening and locking of all buildings, with intruder alarms being activated or deactivated as required, while checking that all unnecessary lights and equipment has been switched off and windows closed and secured.
• Patrolling College premises and property to maximise physical security of all assets and to provide a visible security presence.
• Monitoring the College CCTV systems in line with data protection procedures, and responding to any incidents as required. Reporting any problems or defects with any of the equipment, and liaising with the Police as required.
• Maintaining, decorating and actioning minor repairs to plant, equipment, furniture, fixtures, fittings and the fabric of the building. Undertaking agreed maintenance tasks at designated campuses as requested by the Estates & Facilities Managers.
• Where applicable, monitoring plant and equipment to observe the correct operation. Identifying faults and turn off appliances where reasonably practicable when they are not required.
• Ensuring that all hard areas, grassed areas, drives, surrounds and grounds are kept neat and tidy and free of litter at all times.
• At applicable campuses, maintaining cleanliness of the artificial sports pitches and maintaining appropriate maintenance records.
• Undertaking Legionella checks through weekly flushing of outlets maintaining appropriate records.
• Where applicable, undertaking weekly fire alarm testing and retaining appropriate records.
• Managing and monitoring the use of the College car parks, making sure that the correct permits/tickets are clearly displayed.
• Providing portering services between all College departments, specifically, to ensure that all parcels received are correctly delivered, and signed for, to the relevant departments.
• Actioning all on-line requests as instructed by either the Estates & Facilities Manager or the Estates & Facilities Co-ordinator.
• Driving College vehicles as required, abiding by the College’s insurance and registration requirements for use.

About you:

• Willing to undertake relevant training.
• Willing to obtain a basic level of health and safety knowledge
• Have experience of working with the public and experience of working with young people.
• Possess the ability to work on own initiative and to support and assist team members.
• Possess the ability to make a positive contribution to the team, valuing and respecting others’ expertise.
• Pro-active approach to work and the resolution of issues.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Possess the ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children, young people and vulnerable adults

Interviews to be held: 29/01/2025

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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