Facilities Management Officer

About the job

Key information

• You will be based in the Central area (Taunton & Wellington. Monday to Friday (20hrs) Working hours to be agreed.
• Standard annual leave 25 days, plus bank holidays
• Permanent position

What will I be doing?

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

The Facilities Management Team provides premises management, health and safety statutory checks, assists with incident control, financial and procurement administration. We act as first point of contact for building users.

Your role will include weekly health & safety and statutory checks, assisting with buildings user requirements and the provision of general technical/ administration support.

These premises management tasks include weekly Health and Safety tours, fire extinguisher checks, and alarm testing, legionella testing, emergency lighting testing and panic alarm testing, inductions, monitoring building materials, fault reporting and auditing risk and CoSHH assessments.

You will be part of a team but will also be required to work alone when carrying out these duties at the FM managed premises in the Central Somerset region including Taunton, Wellington. This involves the travel to these premises on a regular basis and therefore you will need access to your own transport. You will also share the manning of the Hub helpdesk based in County Hall, Taunton on a Rota basis, answering emails and enquiries from internal customers.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Have good interpersonal skills
• Are flexible and adaptable
• Show commitment and enthusiasm

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What is in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

DBS check

This role requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the Disclosure procedure.

Supporting documents and information

The salary for this role is £13,191 – £13,612 per annum for 20 hours per week.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Louise Smith – 01823 355352

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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