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Why Lancaster?
We’re an award-winning, kind and responsible council, and we’re incredibly proud of our district and communities that reach from the coast to the mountains, including the historic City of Lancaster, Morecambe, Carnforth and many other beautiful places.
The Role
Lancaster City Council is recruiting for a Facilities Assistant within the Facilities Management team. You will provide administrative and reception support. Your responsibilities will include handling both external and internal customer enquiries, managing internal room bookings across multiple buildings, undertaking building monitoring checks on a regular basis, and offering valuable clerical support.
This role involves working in a fast-paced environment and for this reason, you will be expected to be flexible in line with the needs of the business, as the role may vary from day to day. A professional approach is always required, and strong communication skills are essential.
This post is permanent. The hours of work for this position are 15.5 per week and the post is based at CityLab in Lancaster although there may be a requirement for the post holder to work across other City Council office locations throughout the district.
You may be required to work additional hours as and when needed which may include evenings, weekends, or bank holidays.
About You
You will identify with our organisational values of Pride, Ownership, Working Together and Ambition.
Our Benefits
Lancaster is a great place to work, as well as being part of something special you will also benefit from:
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- A range of employee benefits including discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, the opportunity to purchase extra time off, as well as discounts on days out, activities and retail.
Lancaster City Council has unanimously declared a climate emergency and will therefore work towards reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030. As part of this role, you will be expected to participate and work towards reducing both carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change.
We are an Investor in People, Forces Friendly employer, and an Armed Forces Covenant committed organisation. We welcome applications from defence reserves and other members of our armed forces community. We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all parts of our community.
At Lancaster City Council we aim to have a diverse workforce that is representative of the district that we serve, and provide a working environment where each employee feels able to bring their whole self to work. We welcome applications from all sections of our community and provide several supportive and inclusive workplace networks and safe spaces for employees to feel connected. Our workplace wellbeing strategy drives our commitment to staff wellbeing initiatives and ensuring that our organisation is a great place to work for all.
We are a disability confident committed employer.
Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unable to update all applicants individually. If you do not receive a response from us within 2 weeks of the closing date then your application will have unfortunately been unsuccessful in progressing to interview.
Closing date: 30.01.24
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,114.00-£24,294.00 per year
Expected hours: 15.5 per week
Work Location: In person
