Facilities Technician - East Craigs Primary School in Edinburgh

Salary: £27,257 - £29,850

Hours: 36 per week 0645 - 1630 Monday - Thursday and 0645 - 1300 Friday/ Term Time. 0800 - 1200 Monday - Friday/ School Holidays.

Purpose of Job

To carry out in a facilities management area day to day janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and conducting basic security functions. To provide overall an efficient and effective facilities technician service in accordance with the Service Level Agreement, CEC policy and any prevailing general standards.

Major Tasks

• Equipment and furniture and fitting maintenance
• Building maintenance and services
• Security of premises and grounds
• Grounds maintenance
• Cleaning /Tidying

Job activities

The range of duties undertaken is likely to include the following:

Equipment and furniture and fitting maintenance

• Undertake minor maintenance and repairs to equipment in accordance with good practice and procedures.
• Undertaking general porterage duties, including moving furniture for the setting up of rooms and halls for events, performances, exams, meetings.

Building maintenance and services

• Undertake minor maintenance and repairs in accordance with best practice and building maintenance procedures. This can include: maintenance of wooden floor surfaces, tasks of a DIY nature, carrying out small work requests, for example hanging of shelves or pin boards, maintaining and decorating doors, windows, woodwork, walls, blinds etc. as requested by management.
• Ensure that all jobs and tasks, including emergency call-outs, comply with Council policies and procedures.
• Ensuring that required temperature levels are maintained throughout the premises in accordance with the Council’s energy conservation arrangements.
• Monitoring the condition of heating plant, notifying the appropriate staff member of the need to effect repairs and undertaking routine maintenance.
• At some locations, cleaning associated convector systems in accordance with established procedures.
• Monitoring fuel stocks and ordering supplies as necessary, ensuring that adequate fuel is available at all times.
• Keeping the boiler-house clear at all times and undertaking frost protection measures as necessary.
• Periodically checking the lighting system throughout the building ensuring that internal and external areas are adequately lit and replacing lighting materials and fuses where possible in accordance with established guidelines, e.g. Electricity at Work Regulations.
• Making sure that all unnecessary lighting is extinguished when the building is closed.
• Liaise with outside contractors and service partner ensuring that the manager is informed of all work being undertaken.
• At times, deal with enquiries from members of the public.
• Where the establishment has a swimming pool, undertake tests and maintenance in accordance with relevant guidance.
• Carrying out the prescribed procedures in the event of fire, flooding, accident or damage.

Security and safety of premises and grounds

• Locking and unlocking of buildings and setting/un-setting security systems at prescribed times.
• Ensuring further that premises and grounds are secured always, changing locks and getting keys cut when required and by using appropriate closed circuit television (CCTV) equipment and radio communications devices.
• In accordance with established procedures, contacting the appropriate authorities, inspecting for damage and theft, effecting temporary repairs and, where necessary, liaising with contractors/emergency services on site as relevant.
• Undertaking regular testing of fire alarm systems throughout the establishment and reporting accordingly to the designated officer.
• Also, working closely with staff responsible for fire drill procedures in normal school hours and during evening/weekend/ holiday opening hours.
• Inform appropriate member of staff as and when security or safety risks arise and taking appropriate actions when it is deemed safe to do so.
• Undertake security sweep for intruders.
• Conduct daily, weekly and monthly inspections, reporting faults/concerns to the Helpdesk.

Grounds maintenance

• Inspect for effects of vandalism, broken glass inside and outside the building and where glass or other detritus is identified, corrective action or removal as required as well as ensuring that any graffiti is removed/concealed as soon as possible and reported to management.
• Keeping pathways and driveways, hardcore play areas and drainage areas, in a clean and tidy order, collecting and removing litter from these areas.
• In the event of snow and frost, the clearing of pedestrian access within the school precincts, applying rock salt on paths, outside steps, driveways, and playgrounds in adverse weather conditions, ensuring all emergency egress routes / doors are clear of ice and snow from the project facility.

Cleaning and Tidying

• Respond to reactive cleaning requests including body spillages and Sharp removals.
• Clean external areas, including litter picking, sweeping, clearing drains and external door glasses.

Supervision and Management of People

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 are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, as well as people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels of the organisation, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience. Disabled and care-experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities here.

As part of our goal to improve organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure we're recruiting the best people. We’re interested not only in your skills and experience but also in your approach to work. Therefore, part of our interview process will be an assessment of 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.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.