Site Assistant

Are you within an estates team looking for your next opportunity? We've looking to recruit Site Assistant's to join our busy Estates Team.

Here's the standard bit: We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively with the Estates Supervisor in carrying out routine and everyday maintenance across all sites. The successful candidate would be expected to actively fault find across college and report; To be aware of and support the extra responsibilities towards disabled staff and students; Removing snow from main entrances and to treat paths and steps with salt during periods of ice and snow; Collecting litter from collection points and removing to bin areas; To report blocked drains and gullies.To undertake, if necessary, basic cleaning duties. This includes the daily cleaning of a specified area within the buildings to the standard defined in the cleaning specification, ensuring all cleaning equipment, when used, is properly cleaned and store, assisting cleaning staff in the provision of cleaning cover during periods of staff shortage and to undertake the cleaning of special areas (if required) in ensuring that general
surrounds of the buildings are tidy and litter free.

What you'll need: We are looking for an enthusiastic, resilient and a highly motivated individual, with a relevant L2 qualification and/or equivalent experience coupled with a thorough knowledge education and general maintenance as detailed in the specification. You will be a strong team player with excellent communication skills.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people's lives. We're based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.