Building Attendant – Halls (multiple posts)

The University of Nottingham has been providing an outstanding student experience for over 140 years and is a leading university of worldwide significance with established campuses in UK, China, and Malaysia. Our award-winning Nottingham campus is only 15 minutes by bus or tram to our vibrant city centre.

Your role as a Building Attendant – Halls:

We are looking for enthusiastic, reliable, and hardworking people, who have a keen eye for detail and aim to deliver the exceptional operational standards required particularly at busy service times. As a member of our team, you will have a positive and energetic approach and be a colleague that the team look forward to working with and building strong relationships with others to accomplish tasks and shared goals.

Your role will be full of variety, and at times physically demanding, working in and around our halls of residence and other properties managed by us. You will be working directly with students, visitors, and staff. Your outstanding customer service skills are key to the team's success. You need to have a logical and practical approach to deal with our buildings and people.

If you can drive and have a valid driving license that is great but not essential.

We use computers and mobile tech daily, so knowing the IT basics will be required, but full training on our systems is provided.

Main duties include:

• First line building maintenance, blocked drains, changing lamps, fixing toilet seats, cleaning, rubbish removal etc.
• Investigating jobs, making safe where possible, and raising service requests for follow on work
• Building compliance and safety, testing fire alarms, checking emergency lights, water flushing etc.
• Moving stock and goods in and around site
• Coordinating emergency response, fire alarms first aid, floods, power outage etc.
• Site patrol and security
• Assisting in open days and accommodation tours
• Covering customer contact points in person and via phone, dealing with arrivals, departures, and visitor enquires
• Preparing sites and rooms for visitors and events
• Assisting in the daily operation of our halls and properties

Further details regarding the duties for the post can be found within the job role profile.

Hours of Work:

Full Time 36.25 Hours Per Week – Compressed hours 4 days a week normally working between 8:00am and 6:15pm. Working an 8-week pattern with a weekend off weekend on rotation. Public and University holidays may be required to be worked.

Job share arrangements may be considered.

This position will be offered on a permanent contract working 52 weeks of the year.. Weekend hours worked attract a 20% additional payment.

What’s in it for you?

• An excellent holiday allowance: For staff on 52 weeks contracts: 26 days (pro-rata), plus additional university closure days and bank holidays.
• Permanent contract working either during term time or 52 weeks of the year.
• Ongoing support to develop your skills and gain industry recognised qualifications.
• Personal and Career Development support, and opportunities for career progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service- 24/7 support.
• Supplier discounts, travel, and reward schemes.
• Staff Networks, and wellbeing activities and state of the art sports facilities.
• Uniform provide plus the tools you need to do a great job.
• Free on-site parking between 4.30pm and 9.30am.

The successful candidates for these positions will be expected to attend statutory training courses and any refresher training required by the department. There are planned training courses throughout the year and different options to attend either during a typical week, Monday to Friday or on a set weekend dates within the year.

Further details will be given at the interview. The interviews for these posts are informal and will take no longer than 30 minutes.

All of our vacancies are available to view at:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/home.aspx

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Loizos Kalopsidiotis [email protected] Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. Learn more about the university commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

We are delighted to share that we are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.

We want you to succeed in our recruitment process and have published Candidate Guidance for you to access information and support on application and interview process.

We offer a range of benefits, visit Your Benefits website to learn what we can offer you.

We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe and we want to make your transition to living in the UK as smooth as possible. Visit the Moving to Nottingham page to find out more.

This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.

Closing Date: 20 Sep 2024
Category: Operations and Facilities