Maintenance Officer

Hours: Full time

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £22,327- £24,676

Closing Date: 15 March 2023

Location: Cross Campus

About us:

At West London College, we are committed to championing innovation and creativity, and we invite you to join us on this journey. We welcome applicants who can share our values of Excellence, Ambition, Focus, Accountability, Inclusion and Integrity.We have four College sites across West London at Park Royal, Ealing, Hammersmith and Southall. By bringing your skills to the College you will have a wonderful opportunity to make a difference to these students’ education and to their future.As a diverse College in the UK, we offer an exciting, innovative and stimulating work environment with a wide variety of employment opportunities and a culture focused on Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement.For further information about the College, please visit our website.

About the role:

West London College is seeking an experienced and self-motivated Maintenance Officer to support its friendly Estates Department. Reporting to the Estate Manager, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring exceptional estates and facilities service across our College campuses.As a maintenance officer, you will undertake general maintenance duties, classroom setups and receiving deliveries of equipment/materials. In addition, you will carry out regular periodic checks on all college accommodation and grounds, including toilets and other communal areas, ensuring that all facilities are in a sound and safe operating condition in line with college standards. Driving duties across our college campuses will also be required.The successful candidates will have experience of working in a similar role. Having a friendly and approaching nature is essential as you will be working alongside a wide range of people, at all levels and will therefore possess excellent customer relations and communication skills. You will have:

-Experience of working in a team and within an estates/facilities department.
-Experience of using general tools and equipment
-Awareness of Building, Fire Safety, Disability, Asbestos and H&S legislation
-A Full UK driving licence (essential)
-Experience of working to deadlines, managing and prioritising time effectively to ensure an excellent service is delivered
-Ability to respond to emergency situations and incidents

For more information please have a look at the job description which outlines the role and person specification in further detail.

What we offer:

Our team are important to us and we offer a wide range of benefits to recognise the hard work put in to supporting our learners.As a member of the support team you will receive:Eye care vouchersCycle to Work schemeSeason ticket loanComputer loanLocal Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)Continuous Professional DevelopmentAccess to the Colleges Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)Discount at the Colleges on site hair and beauty salonImportant Information:

The safety and welfare of our learners and staff is extremely important to us and this is why we pride ourselves on our safeguarding procedures. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activities relevant to children. For further information about our Safeguarding and Prevent policy, please view the documents attached.We encourage and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or identity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.To apply, please complete an application form before the closing date specified, as CVs will not be accepted. Please ensure you also include a supporting statement as part of your application. We may close the application deadline earlier than expected, so please ensure you submit your applications as soon as possible.