Maintenance Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Kings London

Kings London

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London, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Maintenance Assistant

Location:
Beckenham

Reports to:
Accommodation Manager

Work hours:
Part Time - 20 hours per week (Must be flexible) including some weekends

Salary range:
£12 an hour

Contract type:
Permenent

Start date:
As soon as possible

Role description

The Maintenance Assistant for Accommodation role provides efficient and effective management of the maintenance and cleaning for the Kings London buildings at numbers 2, 25 and 27 and Kings London's student houses and Kings Apartments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Maintenance Assistant provides efficient and effective management of the maintenance and cleaning for the Kings London buildings.

The Assistant is expected to observe safe working practices in carrying out the required duties and ensure that instructions specified by technical consultants, contractors and manufacturers are adhered to at all times.

General duties:

General maintenance of all Kings premises
Coordinating with Accommodation team regularly to strategize and plan for maintenance and development works
Liaising with external contractors where necessary
Ensuring that bins are regularly emptied and refuse disposed of (including recycling)
Carry out maintenance work as prioritised from the Maintenance Task list, liaising with other department managers, contractors and suppliers.
Monitor and replenish stock levels of consumables such as fuel, grit, toiletries, light bulbs.
Inspect buildings regularly.
Maintain appropriate records including intruder alarm logbook, repair orders, heating system records book and carry out meter readings for the college.
Report emergencies in the case of faults with gas, electric and water supply to line manager, or where not immediately available technical services or regular contractors.
You will be the second Key holder for emergencies in all premises.

Accommodation premises:

Weekly communal areas checks and monthly student room checks
Regular checks of student houses to see that everything is in working order, clean, tidy and wellmaintained by residents, health and safety compliant and in a good general state of repair
Occasional checking / inducting students in and out of accommodation (Extra payment for call out on weekends)
Reporting to the Accommodation team regularly about emerging issues and problematic residents
Safeguard the welfare of students by reporting any student welfare concerns or behavioural issues to Welfare Officer and Accommodation Manager
Cover for other team member as needed

School premises:

Occasionally open the three buildings so the college is ready for staff and students before 8am.
Grounds keeping duties, including lawn mowing and rubbishclearing.
Daily setup of classroom furniture.
Meet regularly with the Estates Manager to update on progress with all abovementioned tasks, including reporting any student/staff issues.

During the busy summer months (mid-June to end of August), workload increases as the college day is longer and the college is fully or partially open at weekends.

This can involve a change in working hours.

Person Specification

Kings Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Kings is an Equal Opportunities employer and we adhere to the principles of equal opportunity in all aspects of our recruitment process.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

suitable trade skills and experience of a range of maintenance tasks

- availability to be 'on-call' to attend emergency maintenance issues
- methodical and proactive nature and ability to effectively deal with unexpected issues as they arise
- ability to work well independently or with others, taking initiative where necessary
- a good level of spoken and written English
- a professional manner when dealing with both staff and students
- reliability, punctuality and quick response to requests

Desirable attributes include experience of:
- working with international students or young people
- working in a school or residential accommodation setting
- working to health and safety regulations

HMO licensing, gas safety certification, fire safety checking

- a full, clean driving license and access to a vehicle that can be used for work purposes (e.g. small collections/deliveries, maintenance related, refuse disposal)

Successful appointment will be dependent upon: