Peabody has an exciting opportunity for a Cover Facilities Assistant to join our team in London. The successful applicant will join us on a part time, fixed term basis and will receive a salary of £23,377 per annum.
The Cover Facilities Assistant role:
To maintain a high standard of cleaning throughout the Centre and support daily operations including reporting repairs, reception cover, setting up/clearing rooms before and after activities and conducting basic health and safety checks.
Please note this post is for 16 hours per week, with possibility of doing more.
Responsibilities of the Cover Facilities Assistant:
- Carry out tasks in accordance with the cleaning schedule, ensuring that both day to day duties and periodic cleaning are timely and completed to an appropriate standard.
- Ensure the appropriate reporting of any issues or problems observed around the building.
- Ensure the safe use of specialised heavy cleaning machinery, ensuring all manufacturer’s safety precautions and instructions are followed, and where necessary protective clothing is used. To ensure that all chemicals are correctly used and stored.
- Ensure repair and health and safety issues are reported promptly and followed up appropriately.
- Provide cover for reception when required.
- Complete the required arrangements for programmed activities and room hire bookings.
- Participate in relevant Centre projects where required.
- Develop positive working relationships with staff and volunteers at the Centres.
What we’re looking for in our Cover Facilities Assistant:
- experience and understanding of cleaning in a non-domestic environment.
- Ability to prioritise and work on one’s own initiative and with minimum of supervision.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of people.
- Ability to provide a professional reception service.
- Willingness to be flexible
- Able to travel to Lewisham, Hackney and Waltham Forest.
The successful applicant will need to be subject to an enhanced background disclosure check by the Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) before any appointment can be confirmed.
Closing date and time: 5th August 2022 - 5pm.
If you feel you have the skills and experience needed to become our Cover Facilities Assistant please click ‘Apply’ now to be directed to our careers page and complete your application. Please monitor your emails also during this time.
Peabody is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
No agency interest