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Responsibilities
To provide day-to-day response to the site, staff and students to include:
- Collection of items
- Delivery of items
- Litter picking
- Cleaning
- Lifting
- Setting out areas
- Internal and external works which may include grounds works.
To assist the Senior Site Manager with:
- General tidying up
- Movement of equipment around school
- Cleaning around the school
- Collection and delivery of items delivered to the school
- Collecting leaves and rubbish
- Painting
- Maintenance where applicable
- Removing the rubbish from the cleaners
- Emptying clinical waste bins
- Regular checking and cleaning of storage areas
To report any unsafe equipment or area of the building to the caretaker or facilities manager
Keeping paths and driveways clear from ice/snow
To comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work regulations
To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/herself and for others affected by his/her work and to co-operate with the employer in ensuring health and safety responsibilities are carried out
This list is not exhaustive.
Where you'll work
Crew Road
Wednesbury
WS10 9QG
Apprenticeship Details
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
AXIA SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Training course
Facilities services operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation (Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974) e.g. logging incidents, posting/distributing health and safety notices, checking fire extinguishers, fire alarms, confirming that checks have been carried out, use of PPE
- Comply with other relevant legislation e.g. food safety, employment rights and responsibilities, data protection, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Comply with standard operating procedures (SOPs) e.g. permits to work, contractor risk assessments, safe systems of work, site inductions
- Carry out health and safety checks in accordance with SOPs
- Report the findings of health and safety checks in accordance with SOPs
- Identify risks, hazards and threats to people, property and premises in accordance with SOPs
- Act on the findings of health and safety checks in accordance with SOPs
- Implement site emergency and evacuation procedures in accordance with SOPs e.g. acting as emergency evacuation marshal, submitting evacuation plans and reports/audits
- Report on the actions taken in accordance with SOPs
- Collaborate with other colleagues (e.g. security officers, cleaning operatives, receptionists, engineers and catering staff) in accordance with SOPs
- Respond to customers’ queries and incidents in accordance with SOPs
- Take action that is appropriate to the nature of the FM query (e.g. clarifying straightforward contractual/SLA queries, referrals/escalation)
- Deal with complaints in accordance with SOPs
- Keep customers informed of developments, issues and delays in accordance with SOPs
- Apply policies in sustainability and corporate social responsibility in accordance with SOPs
- Identify areas for improvement in sustainable and corporate social responsibility performance in accordance with SOPs
- Make practicable suggestions for improvements to corporate social responsibility performance in accordance with SOPs
- Operate the stock management system in accordance with SOPs e.g. stock checking, replenishment, stock ordering
- Confirm the correct functioning of equipment used to deliver FM services in accordance with SOPs (e.g. franking machines, reprographics equipment, cleaning equipment, vending machines, catering trolleys, radios, walkie-talkies etc.)
- Report the findings of premises and equipment inspections in accordance with SOPs
- Carry out quality assurance checks in accordance with SOP's to ensure that FM services are delivered to the required standard.
- Deal with feedback or escalate issues beyond their level of authority in accordance with SOP's
- Collect FM-related information from a variety of sources (e.g. from BMS, helpdesk or in-house systems) in accordance with the task specification
- Collate FM and health and safety information as specified (e.g. preparing preliminary reports such as energy usage and sustainability, heating systems, lighting systems, security and access systems) in accordance with the task specification
- Identify and report on opportunities for improvement from information collected in accordance with the task specification using appropriate software applications and communication platforms
- Provide support to the access management system in accordance with SOPs (e.g. ID checks, key authorization, security marking, security access data, building security alarm systems (access, CCTV etc)
- Ensure communal areas meet required standards of cleanliness and presentation in accordance with SOPs (e.g. cleanliness checks, keeping the area tidy and free from hazards, maintaining the currency of publicity displays, dealing with post, deliveries and laundry, acting as a traffic marshal, removing rubbish etc)
- Greet and treat visitors in accordance with SOPs
- Ensure service areas are maintained in accordance with SOPs for cleanliness and hygiene (e.g food preparation areas, control rooms, compactors and refuse areas)
- Support others through the provision of reception services, events organisation, hospitality and catering, room set-up and restoration in accordance with SOPs and the task specification
- Report issues and problems in accordance with SOPs
- Log jobs and arrange for repairs and engineering maintenance in accordance with SOPs
- Carry out inspections of premises and facilities to ensure the correct functioning of buildings and plant equipment in accordance with SOPs e.g. access systems, temperature checks, repairs carried out
- Carry out minor repairs and maintenance or ensure that they have been carried out in accordance with SOPs e.g. changing toner, changing batteries, replenishing stationary, PPM audits
- Report the correct operation of FM buildings and equipment in accordance with SOPs
- Keep asset registers up-to-date (checks, reconciliation, record keeping) in accordance with SOPs
- Complete and keep up-to-date personal development plans
- Keep FM-related skills up-to-date
- Keep FM-related knowledge up-to-date
- Manage customer expectations in accordance with SOPs and organizational expectations
- Communicate with customers confidently and clearly using communication methods that are appropriate to the situation in accordance with organizational expectations
- Support the project team constructively and in a way that engenders positive relationships in accordance with organizational expectations
- Report on the extent that objectives have been met and escalate any issues in accordance with organizational expectations
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At the end, you will gain a Level 2 Facilities Services Operative Apprenticeship Standard. This will include any Functional Skills as appropriate. The apprenticeship training will be delivered in the workplace, as you will receive visits from a college assessor. The apprenticeship will also include a proportion of 20% off the job training and a robust programme of Mandatory Apprentice Training provided by Sandwell Council to include Workplace Professionalism and Equality & Diversity.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English Language (grade A*-D/9-3 or equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-D/9-3 or equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Other mandatory qualifications
- Level 2 Facilities Services Principles
- Ofqual regulated
- Facilities services operative/Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Other requirements
This position will ideally suit someone with an interest in working manually and with a practical approach. The successful candidate will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance. Annual Leave must be taken when the school is closed, during term time holidays. You must be able to work outdoors during inclement weather.
About Sandwell
Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.
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The post is offered on a fixed-term contract to cover the duration of the apprenticeship training. You will receive support and guidance to identify and apply for any further apprenticeships or internal jobs that you are suitably experienced and qualified for. Our 'Next Steps' workshop will help you to identify the skills that you have gained throughout your apprenticeship in order to update your CV and apply for any opportunities.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Rich Nettleton
rich_nettleton@sandwell.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000045060.
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