Estates Assistant

Broadstairs College are seeking an Estates Assistant to join its existing Estates Team. Do you have experience as a grounds person, caretaker or in building maintenance? then we want to hear from you. As an Estates Assistant, you will play an active key role in the team, the position covers a wide range of services normally associated with Estate and building management including:

• Unlock/Lock duty of buildings including arming and dis-arming of intruder alarm systems.
• Building checks.
• Fire alarm and emergency light testing.
• Minor repairs and maintenance throughout the Estate.
• Ground maintenance.
• Be a first aider.
• Act as a keyholder and part of the on-call rota.
  
  We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and conscientious member to our team. The successful candidate will be able to work on your own or as part of a team, flexible in your approach to tasks and have effective organisation skills and ability to work under pressure.
You will have experience, knowledge, or ability to learn areas around Estate and building maintenance, have good DIY skills, have a good understanding of health and safety, fire alarm and emergency light testing and record keeping. Whilst experience would be an advantage what is more important is your enthusiasm. The successful candidate will ideally live within 20 minutes of reaching the campus.

Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our 'Strong' skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

Working hours will be 5am to 1pm Monday to Thursday and 5am to 12:30 pm on Friday. Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus on our employees. Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
• Competitive salary and holiday entitlement
• Access to 100's of online discounts via our Rewards Scheme (Inc. Restaurant, Grocery, Retail, Gym, Holidays)
• Access to cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing schemes
• Generous pension scheme - 18% employer contribution
• Being part of a company with a Eco-Sustainability focus of being Net-Zero
• Time off for your child's first day at school, moving home and for interviews
• My 10 Days initiative - bid for up-to 10 days off work to pursue voluntary work
• Being part of Community Days and Annual Staff Celebration Day