Halls Maintenance Assistant
Job description
The Opportunity
You will be a vital member of the halls team in assisting the Halls Management staff in the efficient upkeep of the Universities residential accommodation. As the Maintenance Assistant you will undertake a range of practical duties and provide general assistance to help maintain the fabric of the buildings and their surroundings. In addition, you will assist and coordinate the provision of services during the busy conference period and be part of a team providing high levels of customer care and service delivery.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who has, as a minimum, basic maintenance skills of day-to-day repairs in residential type environment along with basic Health and Safety awareness. You will be organised and a have good communication skills as you will be interacting with students, guests and other members of staff from throughout the University. You will be working with a small team of committed individuals so previous experience of working in a team is required. You will need to be flexible and adaptable and have the ability to occasionally work out of hours.
Due to the nature of the work that is required to be carried out you will need to be Physically fit and capable of handling bulky items / deliveries.
Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?
We're delighted to have recently won two prestigious awards – the Times Higher Education UK and Ireland University of the Year 2021 and The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide Welsh University of the Year 2021.
We are a values-based University and that is reflected in the Residences team and the services that we provide to our students and summer guests. The role of Maintenance Assistant is important in ensuring that we provide a well maintained and safe environment for staff, students and guests. You will find that we support each other, we are kind to one another, and we are one team; we are One Cardiff Met. We encourage and embrace inclusion that enables everyone to feel respected and able to perform at their best.
Further information regarding our Residential Services can be found here: https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/accommodation/Pages/Cyncoed-Campus.aspx
In addition, the University offers highly competitive terms and conditions including:
- Annual leave of 25 days, rising to 30 days after 1 years’ service, plus 12 bank holiday / concessionary days (pro rata if part time).
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
- Flexible and remote working opportunities.
- Excellent family friendly policies.
- Award winning sports and fitness facilities with subsidised membership, plus subsidised physiotherapy/complementary therapy/sports massage.
- Access to all library facilities.
- Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work.
- Free family access to our independent specialist wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.
If you would like to talk with us about this opportunity please contact Diane Bryant, Halls Manager, Cyncoed at [email protected]
Previous applicants need not apply.
Should a high volume of applications be received, we may need to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage you to apply as early as possible.
The University is committed to creating a highly inclusive culture. We offer family friendly and flexible working arrangements and a range of staff networks, forums and events to support and develop our people. We warmly welcome applications from those traditionally underrepresented in the higher education sector.
Further information
Please read our Candidate Pack or visit our staff recruitment website for information about working for us, our culture, benefits, work-life balance and our career progression and development opportunities.
