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Premises Assistant

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Witham
Salary
Up to £19687 per annum
Closing date
3 Aug 2021

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Premises Assistant

Permanent, Full Time

Up to £19,687 per annum

Location: Witham

Closing Date: 15th July 2021

Essex Adult Community Learning is undergoing significant transformational change to further enhance customer focus, quality of service and to address the need to be a business focussed commercial organisation, with the views to becoming a lead provider of learning for the people of Essex and beyond.

The Premises Assistant is responsible for organising and carrying out effective caretaking, and cleaning of the centre to ensure a safe and clean environment for customers, with responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of all Health & Safety requirements at the centre.

Role Responsibilities

· To oversee the security of and access to the site, locking and unlocking building to allow access, acting as key-holder in an emergency and responding to calls outside normal working hours, setting and turning off alarms as required and checking them regularly.

· To undertake caretaking and cleaning processes to ensure an efficient and effective service is provided for staff, learners and customers. Ensure standards are met in accordance with cleaning specifications.

· To undertake room setups and supply teaching aids in accordance with tutor and visitor booking information.

· To prevent, as far as possible, unauthorised access to the site and unauthorised parking of vehicles, within the appropriate policies and codes of practice.

· To take part and help organise periodic Emergency evacuation of premises in line with Health & Safety codes of practice.

· To help maintain an inventory of the centre's equipment, updating as necessary and reviewing on an annual basis.

· To carry out PAT testing of electrical equipment and Legionella testing together with record results

· To undertake weekly checks of the Fire Alarm System and Monthly checks of Emergency Lights.

· Monitor systems and equipment ensuring they meet health & safety requirements.

· To monitor contractors and other personnel working on the site and buildings, ensuring work carried out in accordance to specification and in compliance with health & safety procedures.

· Ensure all hard areas and paths are free from litter and drains and gullies are free flowing and clean. Clear snow paths and provide access to premises in all weathers as far as possible.

· To maintain the grounds, including mowing and clearing of weeds. To operate the heating plant so that efficient temperatures and hot water are maintained.

· To help Manage stock, order and delivery of cleaning materials, other supplies, materials and goods.

· To identify and prioritise maintenance requirements and prepare and organise work programmes. To arrange and undertake first line repairs and maintenance, ensuring the most effective use of resources.

· Requirement to travel between centres as and when required.

Knowledge, skills and experience

· Experience of cleaning, caretaking and maintenance activities.

· Exemplar experience of Health & Safety regulations and policies / procedure's.

· Proven understanding of Health & Safety and manual handling policies.

· Literacy and numeracy skills Level 2

· Good level of IT skills.

· Experience of planning and delivering work programmes

· Driving licence and ability to travel throughout the county as required. experience and skill, with strong written, verbal communication, presentational and customer service skills.

As part of employment with Essex County Council should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please visit: https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Essex County Council is proud to offer an excellent benefits package to all its employees. For more information please use the following link: https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward/

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.

If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email or call us on 0333 013 5888 Lines are open Monday to Friday between 08:30 - 16:30.

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