Overview
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Facilities Co‑ordinator to support the Soft Facilities Management team in the delivery of a comprehensive and effective Soft Facilities service.
Working days Monday – Friday 8am–4pm with the ability to be flexible. Working in a passionate team, you will have access to our Trust‑wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth.
Responsibilities
* Line manage staff at Littlemore Mental Health Centre and support community sites.
* Audit cleaning across Trust sites in Oxfordshire to ensure high standards, cost‑effectiveness, Infection Control and Trust standards, and compile action plans for remedial actions.
* Travel across a range of locations to meet role needs.
* Supervise head housekeepers in their hub, conduct return‑to‑work interviews, one‑to‑one supervision and local management of work performance.
* Deal with day‑to‑day staffing issues and escalations to Facilities Support Manager when necessary.
* Train staff in Trust and local policies and procedures.
* Suggest and recommend improvements to existing facilities procedures and develop cleaning schedules.
* Record domestic and porter annual leave and sickness.
* Induct new starters with thorough local and Trust‑wide induction.
* Maintain satisfactory reference checks covering 3 years of employment or study.
* Support flexible working arrangements.
* Ensure mandatory and statutory training is undertaken.
* Promote a fair, inclusive organisational culture and support a diverse workforce.
* Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
* Adhere to the Trust’s commitment to anti‑racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Benefits
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Access to tailored individual and Trust‑wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
* Competitive pension scheme
* Lease car scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
About Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Oxford is a world‑renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing.
Equal Opportunities & Diversity
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We actively support anti‑racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you're excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce. We actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under‑represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities, men from all socio‑economic backgrounds, people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
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