* About the Job Role
* As a Facilities Assistant, you will provide, manage and monitor the cleaning and school crossing patrol services within designated premises under the direction of the Assistant Facilities Manager.
You will be responsible for the supervision of employees within the premises, delegating duties as required, ensuring that the premises are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.
You will be a flexible, adaptable, resilient, consistent and fair individual, with good communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills in addition to basic computer literacy skills.
You will have relevant experience of procedures to ensure the maintenance of a high quality service, including experience in the quality monitoring of a service. You will also have relevant experience in the allocation of local resources and relevant experience in the completion of work related documentation.
With input into the general management of the onsite facilities service, you will have a proven track record in delivering a customer focused approach and a working knowledge of safe working practices such as Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and Safe Working Arrangements (SWAs).
You will have the ability to:
- schedule and organise your own workload
- work successfully as part of a team
- establish effective working relationships
- plan, organise, control and delegate work
- use cleaning machinery
A Category B Driving Licence or equivalent entitlement to drive in Great Britain and access to a motor vehicle, or otherwise able to meet the requirement to travel efficiently to other locations is essential.
* About You
* About Tayside Contracts
* Tayside Contracts is the collaborative operating arm of the three Councils in Tayside (our Constituent Councils):
o Angus Council
o Dundee City Council
o Perth & Kinross Council
We currently employ 2,559 people covering over 3,000 posts, working in more than 420 establishments across Tayside providing essential public services to the 420,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three councils.
Our services include catering, cleaning, roads maintenance, winter and emergency response, vehicle maintenance, quarry materials and a Signshop.
Our Vision is to be ‘a high performing and expanding shared service: proud of what we do and chosen for how we do it’.
To support us to reach our vision, and strategic priorities outlined in our Business Plan, we have 4 key values:
o People
o Performance
o Partnership
o Perception
Our values are embedded within the culture of Tayside and outline who we need to be; how we need to act and behave, to achieve what we want for Tayside Contracts and our local communities.
Employee Benefits
Working with Tayside Contracts has its perks and employees have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits including:
o 28 days Annual Leave rising to 33 after 5 years service
o 5 fixed Public Holidays
o Additional Long Service Leave and Long Service Awards
o Opportunities for Overtime
o Generous Occupational Pension Scheme (including 15.7% contribution by the employer and Ill Health Retirement Enhancements and Death in Service Benefits)
o Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVCs) Scheme
o Lifestyle Savings Discounts - giving you access to a range of discounts across UK major retailers
o Physical, financial and mental wellbeing support including access to an employee assistance programme
o Occupational Sick Pay
o Cycle to Work Scheme
o Tay Valley Credit Union
o Corporate Fitness Membership Rate
o Supported Volunteering Policy
o Charity/Payroll Giving Scheme
o Annual Employee Awards
o Learning, Development and Career Progression Opportunities
o Flexible Working and Flexible Retirement Policies
o Family Friendly Policies