Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC622080
Salary Range: £24,796 - £25,128 per annum
Work Location: Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 7 September 2025
Interview Date: 12 September 2025
The Role:
A career in Facilities Management is a career unlike any other. Our teams deliver a suite of services to thousands of staff in our estate across Hampshire County Council. Supported by friendly colleagues with varied skills and expertise, you will have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in a diverse range of areas – all with the opportunity to work within some of Hampshire’s most interesting buildings!
The Facilities Management (FM) team provides support to over 100 buildings, ranging from fully FM managed buildings to drop-in sites throughout the County of Hampshire.
Confident and dependable, you will have some experience in a similar role. You will be able to work efficiently as part of a team and demonstrate real commitment to customer service. Your excellent communication skills will enable you to deal with a wide range of situations in a positive and professional manner.
What you’ll do:
As part of this role, you’ll be the first point of contact for customer enquiries, whether by phone, in writing or face to face. You’ll support facilities management by welcoming contractors, managing inductions, and ensuring safety protocols are followed. You’ll operate key safes, assist with furniture moves, and report any building damage or repairs.
Your duties will include using manual handling equipment, maintaining outdoor areas, and ensuring safe access during adverse weather. You’ll be responsible for securing buildings, managing alarms, and escorting visitors. You’ll monitor car parks, respond to various alarm activations, and assist with fire safety procedures including testing and evacuation support. Health and safety checks, fire marshal responsibilities, and first aid provision are also part of the role. Additionally, you’ll handle waste collection and provide logistical support for meetings and events.
What we’re looking for:
- Demonstrates core values of patience, empathy, and compassion.
- A team player with strong collaborative skills.
- Excellent communication skills for building positive relationships with a diverse range of people, including clients, their families, carers, professionals and colleagues.
- Sound IT skills and able to accurately record information.
- Full clean driving licence with access to a car
Why join us?
Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally as one of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment. The role is based in Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke with a requirement to provide cover on occasion at our other sites in Basingstoke and Andover with reception cover or completion of Health and Safety Checks.
Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through our internal development programmes and training and offer a competitive salary and .
Additional Information:
Facilities Assistant HAMPSHIREFM
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check