Working hours: 35 hours per week between 06.00 and 18.00Contract type: PermanentClosing date: 4 November 2024Interview method: in person This role is subject to: - Driving Licence – The successful candidate should hold a full clean driving licence as you will be required to drive a vehicle adhering to council regulations.
- DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request.
The Facilities Management team is part of the Corporate Estates team, ensuring that Manchester City Council provides building related functions that are appropriate for the delivery of a dynamic and modern City Council service. This includes total buildings and assets management that covers internal and external repairs, maintenance, cleaning, contracts and other resources such as staff and transport. We are committed to providing excellent service and surpass building users expectations by ensuring environments are:
- Clean and hygienic
- Comfortable with appropriate heating and lighting
- Fit for purpose and compliant
- Safe and secure
The Facilities Officer will contribute towards the goals of the team through the provision of high quality and responsive facilities management.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Carrying out safety inspections and reporting defects to ensure safe working environments
- Managing orders for maintenance and repair works in line with procedure, budgets and timescales
- Deal efficiently with all internal and external customer correspondence
- Undertaking the management of resources, including the direct line management of a team
Multiple applications, systems and associated software packages will be used daily; therefore, ICT skills are essential. You must be available to work shift patterns within our core hours of 06:00 and 18:00.
As a Facilities Officer you will manage a quality Facilities Management service within a designated team but also have a service wide role.
If you have the following skills & experience, then we want to hear from you!
- Ability to lead and motivate a team of staff.
- The ability to demonstrate effective management of people and resources.
- Management of internal and external contracts.
- Commitment and knowledge to ensure compliance with health & safety procedures.
- Excellent communication skills to enable collaborative working with customers, colleagues, internal, external contractors and suppliers.
- Enthusiastic, hardworking and a committed team member.
- Recognise your own personal development needs and support staff, through appraisal, to identify their individual needs.
- Excellent time management with the ability to take a proactive approach whilst also dealing with reactive issues.
You will be required to drive a Manchester City Council vehicle to visit various sites and will therefore hold a full clean driving license. This post is also subject to the Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure, due to various work locations.
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. This is not a role we consider to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route based on Manchester City Council policy. Candidates are therefore encouraged to consider their own right to work options without the requirement for Manchester City Council sponsorship.
We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion.
When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here.
To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:
- We take time to listen and understand
- We work together and trust each other
- We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
- We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
- We’re proud and passionate about Manchester
A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.
Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council
At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We want to further increase the diversity of our workforce, in particular the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic staff and disabled staff at all levels of the Council. This advert is open to all applicants, and we would particularly encourage applications from candidates identifying with one or both of those characteristics.
If you want to find out more about the role, our ways of working, flexible arrangements or any workplace adjustments, please let us know by emailing jobs@manchester.gov.uk. If you are invited to interview, we will ask you if you require any adjustments for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
Accessibility
As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work.
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What we will need from you if you’re successful
If you are successfully offered a position with us, the pre-employment checks you will be asked to undertake will depend on the role you've applied for. As a guide, these may include:
- Passport/ID: You will be required to provide documentary proof of your right to work in the UK – please note that visa sponsorship is not guaranteed for this role
- References (Current and Previous employer)
- Disclosure and Barring Service Clearance (DBS)
- Evidence of driving licence
When you join us
We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role.
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