Labourer - South Highland District

Overview

Starting salary: £25,770

Contract type: Permanent

Grade: 1

Location: Fort George

Working Hours: Full Time – 1932 hours per year (annualised hours)

Interviews: w/c 29th September

Thank you for your interest in the post of Labourer with Historic Environment Scotland, based at Fort George District. This is a permanent and pensionable appointment.

About us

We are the lead body for Scotland’s historic environment; a charity dedicated to the advancement of heritage, culture, education and environmental protection. We’re at the forefront of researching and understanding the historic environment and addressing the impact of climate change on its future. We investigate and record architectural and archaeological sites and landscapes across Scotland and care for more than 300 properties of national importance. We have a People Strategy, which is an overarching strategy to ensure we support and develop staff within the organisation.

For more information about the post and information about the team, please access the full job description Labourer FG new JD.pdf for this post. Please note that if you don\\\'t have Office 365 installed on your device, this can be opened using your browser.

Benefits

• Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme – 28% employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave, pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) + 11.5 public holidays
• Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
• Support for further education and personal development
• Study leave for work related courses
• Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
• Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
• Free entry to English Heritage, Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities

• Mixing of both lime and cement mortars and transportation to and from working area. (Training as required)
• Operation of plant equipment (training as required)
• Upkeep & maintenance of small plant and equipment
• Providing semi-skilled assistance to enable the tradespersons to carry out their duties along with basic masonry conservation after training.
• Throughout your employment with HES you will be required to attend training courses identified to assist the work, or to comply with health and safety legislation, Including First Aid (training as required, this may require overnight stays away from home).
• Keeping the working site clean and tidy
• Key grounds maintenance works and repairs, including turf repairs, weed control, landscape management etc. (training for PA1 & PA6 pesticides plus any other training as required)
• Car park and transport facilitation including snow clearance.
• Basic responsive repairs as requested by visitor operation via the Property Maintenance & Compliance Manager.
• This work would at times be carried out at height and in relatively confined spaces.
• All operations will be carried out in a considerate and courteous manner.
• Delivery of an effective and appropriate service to all service users, fairly and without discrimination.
• Transporting MCU staff, plant, equipment and materials from depot to various sites within the region. (training as required)
• Ad hoc responsive maintenance requirements as directed by the Property Maintenance & Compliance Manager