Building Services Officer
oneSource provides a shared back office support service for Havering, Newham and Bexley Councils across a range of transactional, operational and strategic services.
The team is based within the London Borough of Havering where we provide and deliver quality services, ensuring a high level of service that is reflective of all our customers’ needs. We anticipate different customer needs by delivering a customer focused shared service which is a cultural ‘fit’, is flexible and proactive in approach. We operate adopt an ethos of joint working which operates across the board regardless of location and invest in people and skills to deliver a sustainable business
Building Services Officer
Grade 3- £21591-£23187pa
This is a fixed term contract of 6 months
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team who, amongst other things, are responsible for the safety and security of the Romford Campus as a Building Services Officer (starting salary £ 21,591).
You will be expected to provide a range of essential services related to the operation and management of corporate buildings including the following:
• Reception services in corporate buildings
• General building administration duties
• Room bookings for the training suite, meeting rooms and committee rooms including use of Power Point, Word and Excel
• Post room activities, both electronic and manual
• Porterage and delivery services
• Meeting/training room set up and clearance
• Building opening and lockdown
• Minor building repairs and maintenance
You will be expected to work 5 days a week covering Monday to Saturday.
You will be expected to work shifts between the hours of 6am and 10.30pm.
You will be educated to a good general standard.
You will be working in a busy environment with lots of lifting and carrying.
You will be working in a busy environment where the ability to multi-task is essential.
You will be enthusiastic to assist helping people from all areas of the community.
You will be confident working in a front-line position and have excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing.
You will have good IT skills to help our customers.
As the public face of the Council, you will be required to present a positive personal image to our customers.
Finally you will have the ability to achieve excellent results working as part of the Havering Team.
The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.
Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.
The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).
Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Help Desk on: 01708 432770
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Nikki Richardson on 01708 432170
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 22nd November 2019
however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.
Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770