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Facilities Manager – 36 hours per week – 31 days holiday (pro-rata for mid-year starters)
Salary from £37,653 - £43,701 per annum depending on skills, experience, and current salary
Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to over 250,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.
Westminster Adult Education Service is the City Council’s adult education service and the largest local authority adult education service in London and one of the largest nationally.
We provide life-changing learning opportunities for our learners through our qualification courses, apprenticeship programmes and extensive community-based provision. We work to adapt to the changing needs of our communities – resulting in a dynamic atmosphere where ambition, diversity and creativity are celebrated. We are on our journey to outstanding and want people who share our vision of attaining excellence to join us.
If you want to join an organisation that makes a difference in people’s lives, we want to hear from you.
The Role:
Responsible for the management and development of the property services of the three WAES Centres at Lisson Grove, Pimlico and Amberley.
Responsible for all day to day running of the premises managed by WAES including maintenance, security, health and safety, insurance/risk assessment and all facilities management.
Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety regulations in respect of safety, security, cleanliness and maintenance of all WAES buildings.
To be a principal key holder, controlling key sites including the routine and non-routine opening as required by the Alarm Company and/or police and Head of Service.
Responsible for the procurement and purchasing of furniture and equipment to ensure that best value for money is always at the forefront of decisions.
Contribute to the tendering and contract monitoring procedures for facilities.
What we offer:
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit https://www.westminster.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/public-health-strategy-policies-and-reports/equality-duties
As a forward-thinking Council, we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore some of our staff depending on their role at WAES can benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.
The Service offers a competitive salary and employment benefits including a public sector pension scheme, generous holiday allowance and opportunities for Continuous Professional Development.
Please quote ED/WAES/2144 in all correspondence for this role.
To apply please download the Job Description and then complete the Application Form and EO Monitoring Form from our website.
Please ensure you address all the role and person criteria when completing your supporting statement. Candidates must hold a clean UK Driving Licence.
When you have completed your application, please email it back to [email protected].
Closing date for this post is 9am Friday 24 November 2023.
Interview and assessments for this post will take place on Monday 4 December 2023. Shortlisted candidates must be available to attend on this date.
CVs will not be accepted for this post.
A Basic DBS is required for this post.
Founded in 1837, the Royal College of Art is the world’s largest community of postgraduate art and design students. It is also the oldest art and design university in continuous operation and has been ranked as the world's number one art and design university for a remarkable nine consecutive years, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 – the worldwide survey of academic and industry opinion.
Applications are invited for a Student Conduct and Complaints Manager in Student Experience. This is a full time and permanent role, but we welcome applications from part time candidates who can work a minimum 3 days (21 hours) per week – please upload a covering letter indicating your preference. This role will be based across all 3 sites of the RCA with a hybrid approach to working.
Student Experience:
The Royal College of Art (RCA) is committed to enhancing the complete student experience. We are on a journey to build a sense of belonging, pride, and community within our RCA student body by putting students at the heart of everything we do. The RCA’s student experience is underpinned by academic excellence and professional efficient support service within a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive community.
Purpose of the role:
The Student Complaints and Conduct Manager will lead on managing a coordinated approach to student complaints, academic appeals and student misconduct cases across all stages including investigations. You will oversee the monitoring and tracking of cases to ensure that the various stages and timescales prescribed in procedures or required by external organisations, such as the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIAHE), are met. The Student Complaints and Conduct Manager will support the Head of Student Experience and Academic Registrar to deliver an excellent student experience to students, improving processes, policies and learnings related to student complaints and conduct.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a team that deals with a range of issues from academic to non-academic matters, utilising your skills and expertise in managing complex cases and to further grow your skills in dealing with complex university processes.
In order to be considered for this post, you will have worked within a similar post, ideally within a higher education setting or a regulatory environment. You will have experience of successfully managing casework, including customer service and complaints. Ability to manage the workload of yourself and your team in a fast-changing environment, meeting challenging deadlines while ensuring service standards.
If you have a commitment to, and understanding of, equal opportunities issues relating to student and staff matters within a diverse and multicultural environment, we would like to hear from you.
Please see Information Pack for more details.
Applications close at 11.59pm on 12 January 2024
Interviews are likely to be held 24-26 January 2024 (TBC)
Working with the Head of Human Resources, you’ll contribute to the provision of a comprehensive and high-quality HR service to managers and staff across the group, providing advice, coaching and guidance to managers, whilst supporting the delivery of service plans and assisting with the achievement of operational targets and objectives.
Assisting the Head of HR (Operations), you’ll provide support with employee relations work: disciplinary, grievance, capability and sickness absence processes are delivered in a supportive and consistent manner, with specific regard to matters that relate to safeguarding and statutory and legal considerations. Undertaking job evaluations in support of pay and grading, ensuring adherence with the Group’s job evaluation arrangements, you’ll support the HR Advisors to ensure the delivery of monthly payroll items for your designated area, as well as the onboarding process for new starters, whilst reviewing the information that is entered into the Single Central Record.
This role would suit someone who has significant experience in an operational HR role to include experience of leading a HR team, developing and implementing HR Policies and procedures. We’d like you to ideally have UK and relevant European legislation and associated case law experience. You’ll hold CIPD or will be working towards gaining your CIPD Level 7.
With highly developed communication, interpersonal and prioritisation skills, you’ll have experience in the use of IT including managing and administering computerised HR and payroll systems at an advanced level.
This post is predominantly based in Merton College but may involve travel between all South Thames Colleges Group sites. The post will dictate a combination of on-site attendance (a minimum of three days per week) and home working.
Closing date for the return of completed applications is 15th December 2023.
The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 37 days plus up to 8 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees’ physical and mental health. There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
South Thames Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
As outlined in the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
As part of our due diligence checks on prospective employees, successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017. South Thames Colleges Group is one of London’s largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities. We aim to put students’ success at the heart of everything we do.
We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team and help challenge our students to progress and achieve.
When you click on ‘Apply’, you will be forwarded to the application page which sits on a platform hosted by an external partner called Blue Octopus who support STCG throughout the recruitment process.
Christ the King Sixth Forms is a family of three highly successful Catholic sixth forms located in south east London and Kent. Offering exceptional, expert teaching in a welcoming, friendly atmosphere, each CTK sixth form creates an environment where high achievement is promoted and attained.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Catering Manager to join our Catering Department. You will ensure the effective operation of a high quality and cost-effective catering service for students, staff, and visitors at each of our three CTK sites. Leading the catering team you should ensure that staff are appropriately trained and that excellent food hygiene and safety is maintained.
The successful applicant will ideally be trained to level 3 Food Safety or NVQ equivalent. They must have experience of working in a kitchen environment and will be responsible for planning a balanced, nutritious menu; organising theme days; ordering; stock and budget management.
This is a full-time, part year contract. Working hours 45 hours per week worked over 39 weeks per year.
Join us to be inspired, be extraordinary, and be the best you can be.
For an application form and further details, please visit the vacancies page of our website https://www.ctk.ac.uk/vacancies/
Interviews to take place as applications arrive.
Christ the King Sixth Forms is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people. An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for the successful applicant along with appropriate child protection screening, as per safer recruitment guidelines.