Opportunity information
Salary £18000 per year
Duration 12 months
Advert closing date 31/07/2025
Description
The role of the Facilities Apprentice is to assist the Facilities Manager with the day-to-day activities on the campus. An integral part of the role is to ensure that Facilities on the campus are running efficiently.
- Administrative duties where required including desk numbering and allocation, setting up Facilities for new members of staff and training on Sysaid for onboarding and offboarding.
- Working as a link between reception and the Facilities manager
- Liaising with delivery personnel to ensure all deliveries are collected, recorded and placed securely.
- Furniture moving and assembling.
- Coordination of the campus events including liaising with cleaners in relation to events
- Ordering groceries and stationery for the GEDU campus
- Preparing desks for staff who are new joiners, prepare classrooms after previous sessions.
- Conducting basic handyperson services such as fixing classroom/staff room equipment’s and other DIY tasks such as painting, locks replacement/repairs, white board and soft board installation along with blind etc.
- Handling heavy loads in a safe manner (manual handling training will be provided).
- Monitoring stock levels of office equipment and furniture and replenishing as required.
- Store management - Monitoring stock levels and ordering consumables for storerooms like cleaning and refreshment.
- Acting as front of house and greet students, visitors, and staff in a professional manner.
- Acting as first aider and fire warden.
- Assisting the facilities manager with any ad-hoc duties.
Entry requirements
- Ability to interact with employees, contractors, consultants, visitors, and management as well as local police and fire authorities.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Skill in performing building security and lock procedures.
- Excellent awareness skills.
- Ability to understand and follow specific instructions and procedures.
- Experience of undertaking and conducting handyperson services such as furniture assembly and other DIY tasks such as fixing items to a wall securely, painting etc.
- Ability to lift heavy loads in a safe manner (manual handling training can be provided).
- Available to work a varied shift pattern, including evenings and weekends.
Training to be provided
Facilities Operative Apprenticeship Level 2
Things to consider
Starting salary is £18,000.
Skills required
Array
Future prospects
Excellent progression available within the company. This may lead to a permanent position with employer and future progression.
Hours per week 40
Working week Mon-Fri
Apprenticeship standard Facilities services operative (Level 2)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, B1 2JB
