Facilities Assistant, Leeds

Job Title: Facilities AssistantSalary: £24,308 per annumClosing Date: 2025-04-20About the RoleWhat You Will DoLitter Picking, cleaning external areas.Refilling photocopiers and distributing internal and external mail.Setting up of rooms, which include moving furniture for teaching and exam requests.Assisting the Facilities Supervisor with weekly compliance checks.Unlocking and Locking up of the premises including setting of the Intruder Alarm.Assist the site team and provide support with the Emergency Evacuation Procedures such as Fire Alarm Activations and any other emergency.Support the Facilities Supervisor with on-site contractors and visitors, ensuring an understanding of the College guidelines and procedures. Minor repairs.About YouAble to deliver outstanding customer service to our students / staff / visitorsGood interpersonal skillsAble to communicate effectively Be a team playerStay focused on the tasks in hand and be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and measured manner.English and Maths GCSE or equivalent is essential, along with a willingness to take part in a First Aid at Work course with the college and undertake all mandatory online training.BenefitsThere are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:Generous Annual leave entitlement – If you work full time, you\\\\\\'ll get at least 39 days holiday plus bank holidays. This includes closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).Support Staff 39 daysAcademic 44 daysSenior Management 44 daysExcellent Pension schemesTeachers’ Pension Scheme Local Government Pension Scheme Memberships and discounts – employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). Travel and commuting – discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.Learning and development opportunities –  including staff development daysEmployee wellbeing initiativesFlexible and hybrid working opportunities – this will vary depending on role requirementsAbout UsLuminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.We offer a wide range of job vacancies across our business support functions – Finance, Human Resources, ITSS, Marketing, Communications, Executive Support, Estates and Food Services. Our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow.Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.SAFEGUARDINGAt Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references.

Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONWe recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds.

It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.