Facilities Assistant
Luminate Education Group, Mabgate Campus - Leeds City College, Leeds, LS9 7EA11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
15 November 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,948 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Shift Pattern Monday to Friday 06:00am - 14:00pm or 10:00am - 18:00pm
37 Hours per week
We are seeking a Facilities Assistant to provide a safe and welcoming service for our students, staff and visitors on campus. You will work with the Facilities Supervisor to carry out basic maintenance of our campus and abide by our Health and Safety Policies.
Based at Mabgate Campus, this role is part of a small team responsible for ensuring that teaching and learning activities are able to run effectively. You will be expected to work our other campuses based in Leeds City Centre occasionally.
What You Will Do
- Setting up of rooms, which include moving furniture for teaching, events and exam requests.
- Assisting the Facilities Supervisor with weekly compliance checks.
- Unlocking and Locking up of the premises including setting of the Intruder Alarm.
- Assist the site team and provide support with the Emergency Evacuation Procedures such as Fire Alarm Activations and any other emergency.
- Support the Facilities Supervisor with on-site contractors and visitors, ensuring an understanding of the College guidelines and procedures.
- Minor repairs.
- Refilling photocopiers and distributing internal and external mail.
- administrative duties
- Assisting the Facilities Supervisor to ensure the safety and security of the group's pupils, staff, visitors, property, premises and facilities.
About You
- Able to deliver outstanding customer service to our students / staff / visitors
- Good interpersonal skills
- proactive and self starting
- Able to communicate effectively
- Be a team player
- Stay focused on the tasks in hand and be able to deal with challenging situations in a calm and measured manner.
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent is essential, along with a willingness to take part in a First Aid at Work course with the college and undertake all mandatory online training.
- Basic maintenance knowledge
- Health and Safety Awareness
What the college offers its staff
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management:44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:
Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:
Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
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