Premises Assistant - ACL Colchester

Job description

Premises Assistant - ACL Colchester

Permanent, Part Time

p to £5,959 per annm (fll time eqivalent)

Location: Colchester

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

The Opportnity

Adlt Commnity Learning (ACL) is ECC's provider of lifelong learning experiences for Essex residents. ACL offers qalifications to help people move nearer to, enter, or progress within the workplace, or gain skills to enhance life chances. The service focses many of its programmes and activities on the hardest to reach commnities within Essex. ACL learners have access to a diverse range of accredited and non-accredited corses which encorage creativity, healthy lifestyles, social inclsion, and engagement.

The Premises Assistant is responsible for organising and carrying ot effective caretaking and cleaning of the centre to ensre a safe and clean environment for cstomers, with responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of all Health & Safety reqirements at the centre.

This is a part-time role working 3 hors per week. The pro rata salary will be £ 1,48 per annm. ACL Colchester is the base for this role, with the reqirement to cover ACL Clacton as and when reqired to meet bsiness needs. This role will reqire working one Satrday per month and shift patterns for this role are:

6:3am to :3pm

pm to 1pm

9am to 5pm

Working hors can be discssed in more detail dring the interview.

To read more abot or bsiness area, please visit: Policy, Economy, Investment and Property

Responsibilities:

To oversee the secrity of and access to the site, locking and nlocking bilding to allow access, acting as key-holder in an emergency and responding to calls otside normal working hors, setting, and trning off alarms as reqired and checking them reglarly

ndertake caretaking and cleaning to ensre an efficient and effective service is provided for staff, learners, and cstomers. Ensre cleaning standards are met in accordance with specifications

To ndertake room setps and spply teaching aids in accordance with ttor and visitor booking information

To take part and help organise periodic emergency evacation of premises in line with Health & Safety codes of practice

Responsible for preventing, as far as possible, nathorised access to the site and nathorised parking of vehicles, within appropriate policies and codes of practice

Responsible for welcoming members of the pblic, other colleages, and contractors onto site

Maintain an inventory of the centre's eqipment, pdating and reviewing on an annal basis. Test and check fnctioning of electrical eqipment

ndertake Health and Safety Risk Assessments, inclding external premises, ensring policies and procedres are adhered to. Organise periodic emergency evacation of premises in line with Health and Safety codes of practice. Monitor systems and eqipment ensring they meet health and safety reqirements

Monitor contractors and personnel working on the site, ensring work is carried ot in accordance with specification and compliant with health and safety procedres

Maintain gronds, inclding mowing and clearing of weeds, ensre all hard areas and paths are free from litter and drains and gllies are free flowing and clean. Clear snow paths and provide access to premises in all weathers

Essential Reqirements:

Edcated to RQF level (GCSE) or eqivalent throgh relevant work experience

Enthsiastic abot learning and developing yor skills on the job, with opportnities for growth and training

A hands-on approach to addressing challenges and finding practical soltions

Previos experience in cleaning, caretaking, or maintenance tasks

Familiarity with Health & Safety reglations, inclding manal handling procedres, ensring the safety of yorself and others

Comfortable sing basic IT tools for email, Teams, and general admin tasks

Friendly and approachable, able to commnicate effectively and provide a warm welcome to all visitors on-site

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants mst have a crrent, nrestricted right to work in the K.

Please note that the job role reqires yo to be mobile throghot an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility reqirements of the role throgh other means.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic K local athorities, Essex offers a stimlating pblic service environment. Covering over 1,4 sqare miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better qality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for prodctivity, we ensre everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focs on innovation, whether yo are looking to develop yor career or contribte to the local commnity, Essex is the ideal place for yo.

In March 6, the Government annonced that concils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new nitary athorities from April 8. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devoltion priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined Conty Athority. Yo can read more abot these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on or careers site.

Essex Conty Concil is prod to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply nder or Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimm reqirements of the job. Please speak to or Recriters if yo reqire any reasonable adjstments dring the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimm reqirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once yo've secred yor role within Essex Conty Concil yo will receive many great employee benefits, inclding spport for npaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex Conty Concil, we vale integrity and ethical behavior. We kindly ask that yo embrace or code of condct and the Nolan principles, inclding throghot the recritment process. Yor commitment to these standards helps s maintain a positive and respectfl workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex Conty Concil (ECC) shold yor role reqire a DBS check yo will be reqired to register with the DBS pdate service. The DBS pdate service ensres all registered DBS certificates are kept p to date and allows athorised parties to view the stats of yor certificate. This is an annal sbscription, and yo will be responsible for ensring this is maintained. For frther information on the DBS pdate service please go to https://www.gov.k/dbs-pdate-service

Essex Conty Concil is committed to safegarding and promoting the welfare of children and vlnerable adlts, and expects all employees and volnteers to share this commitment.

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If yo have qeries on this role or reqire anything frther, please email [email protected]

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