Premises Officer

The Professionally Development Centre is set in Formby and has generous grounds including a wooded area. The main function of the Centre is to provide high quality facilities for Sefton Council services and outside agencies to hold training, events, and meetings. The centre is also a base for several Sefton employees. We also have a community Centre on site who we work alongside.

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Premises Officer to join our busy Team and support the Site Manager. The successful candidate will be required to work 3pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday and 2pm to 5pm on a Friday.

To ensure the smooth operation of the training centre, the person appointed will be required to work overtime to cover the Site Manager as and when required.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate a good level of DIY skills and/or have experience working in a building services environment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake key holding responsibilities including opening and closing of the premises and responding to call-outs.

The candidate should be an enthusiastic, conscientious, and self-motivated person who would like to provide a key role in maintaining our site, to ensure a welcoming and safe environment. This is a physical role. The successful candidate will have a broad range of repair, maintenance and caretaking skills, in addition to good computer literacy. The candidate should be able to work independently and be self-motivated but also be able to work as part of a team, have good communication skills and have a commitment to high standards.

Experience: Experience of maintenance and repair duties and gardening activities: Clear knowledge of relevant health and safety regulations: Ability to undertake cleaning, routine and emergency repairs: Physically able to move equipment and furniture and carry out general porterage duties: Knowledge of COSHH Regulations: Good IT skills. Good level of literacy and numeracy skills.

Personal Qualities & Attributes: Self-Motivated: Enthusiastic: Fit and capable of heavy work: Work to high standards, both when working with colleagues and when working unsupervised: Ability to take direction and to be available to work outside of normal site hours on occasion, with due notice or to work hours flexibly to meet needs of the site.