Facilities Support Officer

Overview

We are working closely alongside with local authority in Plymouth to assist with the appointment of a Facilities Support Officer on a 2-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £13.26- £17.14 per hour

Summary

The Facilities Support Officer is a frontline position responsible for providing a comprehensive range of essential Facilities Management (FM) services across multiple council venues. This role is crucial for ensuring buildings are safe, fully operational, and maintained to the required service standards. The officer will act as the first point of contact for deliveries and visitors, perform general maintenance and cleaning tasks, handle porterage of heavy items, and ensure all building resources are in place to support the work of building users.

Flexibility is a key requirement, as the role involves working across multiple sites and may require support for occasional out-of-hours events.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for all deliveries and post, ensuring materials are retained securely until collected.
• Report and coordinate building defects appropriately to enable resolution, including liaising with external contractors in respect of building repairs and security services.
• Perform porterage duties, including moving furniture and other heavy items required for room setups and commercial events.
• Undertake spot cleaning during operational hours to maintain appropriate building standards.

Essentials / Qualifications

• Minimum level of 3 GCSEs grade A-C or equivalent
• Basic knowledge of manual handling to support lifting and porterage.
• Proven experience in word processing and the ability to operate Microsoft Office applications.
• Working knowledge of administrative procedures.

Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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