Stores Assistant

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Stores Assistant within the School of Film and Television. Reporting to the Stores Manager, the primary purpose of the role is to provide support to students who are seeking to hire equipment. More widely, they will support the safe and appropriate storage of technical equipment, provide accurate and timely data input into the SISO booking system and also ensure that the technical stores area is kept tidy and well maintained. You will be required to provide demonstrations to students, teaching staff and external customers. Health & Safety is a key focus and as such you will be required to adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times. Also, when appropriate, the role holder may be required to advise and guide all users of our service to ensure their compliance in relation to these policies. You will be required to work collaboratively with other members of the stores team; a flexible approach is a must as you will be required to cover work colleagues during busy periods or absences. On occasion, this may mean working additional or varied working hours.

The successful candidate will have experience of working within a technical / stores environment and possess a flair for maintaining and repairing technical equipment. Attention to detail is crucial in this role, to ensure all equipment is maintained to the highest standard, and that all processes and procedures are adhered to. Customer focused, you will possess excellent communication skills, key to this role is the ability to engage with students and IT literacy. We are looking to hear from candidates who have the following skills/experience:

• An up to date knowledge of a wide range of technical equipment used within the technical area of the School.
• An understanding of good customer service.
• The ability to engage with students.
• Ability to work under own initiative and within a team, developing and maintaining good working
  
  For more than 120 years, Falmouth University has been a hub of creative and technological education and change. We are Cornwall's University, a strong local and anchor institution within its defining rural and coastal community.
Our mission is to deliver exceptional higher education and research, harnessing the fusion of creativity and technology as foundations of the future economy. We use our knowledge and expertise in these disciplines to generate positive and sustainable opportunities for all. In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer excellent benefits, including: - Employer Pension Contribution up to 12%. - 28 days + 8 days bank holiday. - Annual salary increments (Until top of grade reached) - Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay/Adoption Pay - Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme (Tusker) - Salary Sacrifice Cycle Scheme - Salary Sacrifice Home & Tech Scheme - Life Assurance Full details on our employee benefits can be found on our careers page . Alongside these benefits we offer a first class working environment across our campuses with all the facilities you would expect from a leading University. A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by Falmouth Staffing Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Falmouth University. Employees of Falmouth Staffing Ltd work alongside Falmouth University colleagues in the delivery of Falmouth's strategic vision and will adopt Falmouth University's HR policies and procedures in full. Falmouth University welcomes and encourages job applications from people of all identities and backgrounds, particularly those under-represented and/or marginalised, as it is important we have a diverse range of candidates to consider. Falmouth University

For further details on the skills/experience required for this role, please see the full job description above. This is a part time, 17.5 hours a week position, working Monday (7 hours), Wednesday (7 hours) and Thursday (3.5 hours).