At a Glance
- Tasks: Support your community by maintaining safe and clean facilities.
- Company: Join the City of Edinburgh Council, a trusted employer with a focus on community.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, competitive pay, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values respect, integrity, and flexibility.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while balancing studies or other commitments.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications required; just a willingness to learn and help.
The predicted salary is between 26806 - 27032 £ per year.
Facilities Assistant in the Niddrie/Craigmillar/Inch area of Edinburgh.
Salary: £26,806 - £27,032 (pro-rata for part-time)
Hours: 0 per week (casual contract)
This role offers flexibility, allowing you to pick up shifts that suit your availability while supporting our service during busy periods or staff absence.
As a Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you'll be a key member of our Facilities Management team. You'll deliver a vital janitorial service across our estate to ensure our properties are a safe place to work or learn in. Enjoy secure and flexible employment with above-market rates and excellent conditions, whilst being able to balance family, caring or studying commitments.
- Trusted employer
- Security offered by permanent positions when available
- Opportunities to progress
- Community connection - looking after your community's essential buildings used by your family, friends, and neighbours
- Valued and respected with a key focus on training and development
MAJOR TASKS/JOB ACTIVITIES
- Undertake day to day FM, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings
- Small repairs and general maintenance
- Reactive cleaning
- Supporting moves
- Conducting basic security functions
- Equipment and furniture and fitting maintenance
- Building maintenance and services
- Security of premises and grounds
- Grounds maintenance
- Cleaning/Tidying
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page.
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The City of Edinburgh Council is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued and empowered. With a strong commitment to employee growth, we offer flexible working options and a supportive culture that prioritises respect, integrity, and flexibility, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding employment in the heart of Edinburgh.
