Job Description

Description

To provide an efficient, effective and safe learning environment for students, staff and public

Key Responsibilities

Follow college procedures and Health & Safety guidance to open and lock buildings, ensuring campus security. Complete weekly fire alarm checks on all buildings, record findings, report any defects. Complete weekly and monthly statutory checks as required and report any defects. Carry out minor repairs and redecoration. Follow Safeguarding procedures to sign in contractors when necessary. Porterage duties including the transportation of inter-site mail and deliveries. External cleaning of the grounds of the college. Removal of refuse both internally and externally. To drive college vehicles in accordance with college requirements. To maintain a vehicle's log. Support the department during project work as required, this will include manual handling of furniture and equipment for building refurbishments. Support college events such as open days, examinations and enrolment which includes manual handling to set up furniture and equipment. Any other duties, of a similar level of responsibility, as required.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

Desirable Criteria

Educated to a good GCSE level or equivalent standard.
Preferably a Health & Safety qualification.

How Identified

: Application / Interview

Experience

Essential Criteria

The post requires a full UK driving licence.

Experience in working as part of a team in a busy environment.

How Identified

: Application / Interview

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

Basic Microsoft Office skills, experience in working with a software / helpdesk system and emails.

About Hopwood Hall

We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester. Both campuses have ample free parking and subsidised restaurants.



We offer staff a range of benefits including free gym membership at our Middleton Sports Arena and generous holiday entitlement.

We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).

STAFF BENEFITS

Working at Hopwood Hall College comes with a wide range of benefits including generous holiday and sick pay entitlements.

Other benefits include:

Career average pension scheme Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena Purchase loans for computers and bikes Staff discount at the College's Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus) Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance Free on-site parking On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed) An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site) A cycle to work scheme Discounted public transport tickets Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 28 days plus bank holidays Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays) * Subsidised bistro and refectory