Facilities Assistant

Job Title: Facilities Assistant

Location: Blackheath, Greenwich

Salary: £23,933 per annum

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Company:

This care home is a charity dedicated to enabling a life-lived independence for the older people they provide homes for, through life, as they grow older. This care home has enriched the lives of its residents as well as their families, over the last 300 years. The Charity's core purpose is to provide older people who are in need with a home for life within its beautiful grounds, with amazing facilities and surrounded by its caring people, who work tirelessly to provide the highest quality of care.

Our most valuable resource are the people within this care home; they provide the supportive, caring and inclusive environment both for colleagues and for our Residents. Our Culture encourages and supports creativity, celebrates our differences and the similarities that draw us together as a community and promote the highest standards of individual behaviour and accountability in everything we do.

Our team of passionate Chefs prepare delicious meals using excellent quality of nutritious fresh food for our colleagues, our Residents and their families. Our 60 seats cover Café is located within the John Morden Centre, which is a vibrant space where people meet, eat, take part to fun events, develop and enjoy a variety of interesting hobbies. Our Chefs also provide our Care Home Residents with a personalised service that caters for a variety of dietary needs ensuring that our Residents have access to a healthy and balanced diet all year round.

This care home is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Please visit our website to find out more about us.

About the Role:

To deliver shopping, cook/chill and cook/freeze meals and other supplies to residents and colleagues College wide.

To manage inbound and outbound postal services and inbound deliveries

To transport supplies between college sites

To handle waste and recycling.

To set-up and clear down after College events.

To support the Hospitality team with food service and beverage service.

To maintain good communication with residents, the supervisory team and colleagues to ensure the smooth running of Morden College

To contribute positively to the team, supporting colleagues in the daily life of the College

Key Duties:

To own, be responsible and take pride in delivering the duties and responsibilities set out in this job description.

Facilitate the delivery of food and other supplies by driving the fridge-van, college car or college mini-buses showing respect and kindness to residents and colleagues and promoting a harmonious team atmosphere.

To support operations and facilities management by setting up and clearing before/after functions and events and by taking part in the service of food and beverages for events College-wide.

To be approachable, receptive, and reactive to resident and colleague needs, providing day to day transport of supplies between and within sites.

To provide cover for the College shop.

To transport food to and waste food away from service areas, primarily the care home

To handle and process all waste, including clinical waste, and recycling in line with policy and legislation.

To assist with the transportation of residents using buggies

To maintain College storage areas in good order, ensuring they are clean, tidy and locked when unattended.

To assist in the execution of stock takes as and when required.

To undertake planned and reactive external cleaning services, including jet-washing, in line with the methods and standards specified in the Housekeeping Manual and to complete periodic cleaning schedules

To support with events such as College Conversation, Founders Day, Friends Day, Trustees Christmas lunch day and similar occasions, and to assist with visitors on events such as Open Gardens by acting as a guide and host.

About you:

Clean full driving licence held for at least two years.

Willing to undertake training as required.

Experience of driving in busy urban areas.

Experience of driving on motorways/major routes and minor roads.

Developed IT skills, using Microsoft Office packages.

Able to organise their own time.

Able to demonstrate a caring attitude.

Numerate and literate.

Ability to work in a team.

Ability to proactively engage with compliance requirements

Flexible approach to work and working hours - occasional weekends and some evenings

Positive, can-do attitude

Located within one hour's commutable distance to the care home

Reasonably fit and able to undertake the demanding aspects of the role

Committed to the Values and Vision of the care home

PCV (Desirable)

CPC Training (Desirable)

D1 License (Desirable)

Experience of driving a mini-bus or bus for older people. (Desirable)

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Facilities Administrator, Facilities Helpdesk Lead, Facilities Supervisor, Facilities System Specialist, Facility Coordinator, Global Corporate Properties Coordinator may also be considered for this role.