Premises Assistant
Northampton College
Daventry
- £21,331 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,331 per annum pro-rata, actual salary £17,295 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 13 June 2023
Job overview
Premises Assistant
Ref: ME2223071
Hours: 30 hours per week operating over a shift pattern, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
A rotating shift pattern operates covering 6am – 6pm. Early shift: 06:00 am to 2:30 pm, Late Shift: 09:30 am to 6:00 pm, plus call out rota, which you will be required to be on call for approximately every 6-8 weeks, for which an additional payment will be made.
Shift patterns may change to suit the business needs of the College or the team.
On a rota basis you may be required to work Saturdays (a day off is taken in lieu during the previous week).
Salary: £21,331 per annum pro-rata, actual salary £17,295 per annum
Reporting to: Head of Estates
Primary Location: Daventry Campus
Closing Date: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Interview Date: Friday 23rd June 2023
About Northampton College
Northampton College is proud to be the leading provider of further education in the South East Midlands region. As a College, who have been rated by Ofsted as ‘good’ with outstanding features, we are committed to developing the professional and technical skills of our students, who are the workforce and leaders of the future.
The Team
The Estates Team are very proud to support Northampton College’s culture of high standards, an inclusive working and learning environment, and a professional committed workforce who are focussed on supporting our students to achieve the best they possibly can.
The Role
The Premises Assistant is an important member of the Estates Team, and their role is to help keep the College’s Estate in a good state of repair, clean, secure and a safe welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors. The team is also responsible for keeping the sites open for business so that the College can meet its goals and obligations to its users by carrying out maintenance programmes (in house and with contractors), managing health and safety and for acting as a first point of contact to resolve situations which may upset the free enjoyment of the College’s facilities. The team work to a shift pattern that includes some weekend working. All members of the team are expected to be trained as first aiders.
The College operates a Key Holders system for security purposes which involves being available on a rota basis to attend any College site at any time out of hours in the event of an incident. An additional allowance is paid when staff are ‘On Call’. All Assistant Site/Security Supervisors and Premises Assistants would be part of the rota for Key Holders.
The Successful Candidate
The successful candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, abilities and qualities will include:
- A basic literacy qualification
- Holding a valid & current car driving licence
- A willingness to undergo further training that is relevant to the role
- You must live within a reasonable distance of college sites in order to carry out responsibilities in relation to call-outs.
Rewards and Benefits include
- 35 days pro rata annual leave, comprising 24 personal days, pro rata (1 September – 31 August), including 8 bank holidays and 3 closure days. The College reserves the right to designate up to 3 closure days per holiday year
- Discounts through membership of the NUS, ranging from Student Prime (Amazon), to eating out, fashion, beauty, entertainment, technology and travel.
- Eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (a defined benefit scheme including an employer contribution rate of 25.20%)
- Right to request flexible working from start date
- Access to continued professional development.
- Free car parking and electric car charging facilities
- Gym facilities
- 24 hours per day, 365 days per year Employee Support Helpline
- Enhanced maternity/shared parental and paternity schemes
- Paid Compassionate Leave - up to five working days paid absence (in a rolling twelve-month period) on compassionate grounds in the event of bereavement or serious illness of a close relative)
If you would like to be a part of our successful team please go to https://www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk/working-for-us.html for further details on how to apply.
This post will require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Attached documents
About Northampton College
- Northampton College
- Booth Lane, Northampton
- Northamptonshire
- NN3 3RF
- United Kingdom
Northampton College is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational further education college situated in Northamptonshire. It is a 16-plus institution with three campuses: a major building at its main Northampton site, a smaller campus near the town centre and another 20 miles away in Daventry. It provides places for around 9,000 students aged 16 and over, most of whom are full-time and aged 16-18.
Northampton College was opened in 1973. It merged with Daventry Tertiary College to expand its Daventry campus in August 2004, and its Booth Lane campus reopened after a large redevelopment in 2012.
Principal
Pat Brennan-Barrett
Values and vision
Northampton College’s mission is to give students a sense of development through education. It is an inclusive learning environment that focuses on key strands of provision, provides high-quality learning experiences, and works alongside the local community to create a wider level of participation in learning. The college ethos promotes mutual respect, a high level of engagement and playing a positive role in the community.
Ofsted report
“The inclusive culture promotes a high level of recruitment of students from diverse backgrounds and with a wide range of abilities, many of whom are successful in gaining qualifications and progressing to higher levels of study. Resources and accommodation are almost all of a very high quality and are used very effectively; the learning environment is safe, very well-maintained and welcoming. Governors are very knowledgeable and provide well-informed and constructive challenge to managers in order to promote improvement.”
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