Full Time | Permanent | £25,791 Per Annum
Please be aware that this position will involve working evenings. The full working pattern can be found in the job description.
Who we are
At City College Plymouth you will be joining a college that is proud of its culture, where our core values of Respect, Ownership and Integrity are there to nurture and support a passion for teaching and learning, enriching our community through knowledge, experience and skills enabling every student to be the best they can be.
At City College Plymouth, one of the country's largest providers of quality education and training, we are going through a period of transition to enable us to propel education into the future. We pride ourselves on delivering a learning environment and organisational culture that impact positively on the health, wellbeing and sustainability of our community and enables all our students and staff to achieve their full potential.
The Role
The Estates Officer is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation, safety, and upkeep of college premises. Reporting to the Estates Operations Supervisor, the role involves overseeing cleaning, porterage, and maintenance teams, conducting inspections, and ensuring adherence to health and safety standards such as COSHH.
Key duties include supervising staff, Inspecting completed jobs and addressing maintenance issues, ensuring the security of college premises, and responding to emergencies. This role requires adaptability, attention to detail, and the ability to work rotating shifts, including weekends and occasional overtime. The Estates Officer plays a vital role in maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for all users of the college facilities.
What Will You Bring to the Role
* Organising - Organising workload with self-discipline to complete assigned tasks and being controlled and thoughtful when planning tasks with yourself and the team.
* Interacting - The ability to adapt behaviour to build relationships with colleagues in the same team and cross-college teams, to liaise with others to create efficient processing.
* Adapting - Adapting to sometimes last-minute changes in procedures and new tasks to be completed at different moments throughout the academic year and switching between a variety of tasks.
* Coping - Coping well in pressurized and challenging situations.
* Processing - Sorting incoming work tasks swiftly and accurately to complete the tasks at hand, making sense of priority to follow appropriately.
Benefits
City College Plymouth will offer you;
* Holiday: 29 days plus bank holidays and College Closure over Christmas.
* Career development opportunities.
* Generous contributions towards your pension.
* Free tea, coffee and lunch in our dedicated staff lounge.
How we recruit
We aim to recruit based on potential, not experience. We are interested in seeing your behaviours in action and how they will help you become successful at City College Plymouth, giving everyone the opportunity to show their potential, regardless of background or experience.
After completing our online application form, you will be asked to complete an online assessment within a few days of this Vacancy closing. This assessment asks you no questions at all. Instead, it observes your behaviour and natural strengths in action, with a series of engaging, intuitive tasks. You will receive a report outlining your behaviours once you have completed the assessment, regardless of whether you progress to the next stage or not, providing you with some feedback.
The College welcomes applications from service leavers and the Armed Forces community, and supports those service leavers who are Reservists in any of the Armed Forces.
The College reserves the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications have been received.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £25,791.00 per year
Work Location: In person