Facilities Assistant / Caretaker

To safely and efficiently provide a range of caretaker services to ensure the smooth operation of the building with regards to cleaning and maintenance, whilst meeting the needs of the Maryhill Burgh Halls events programmes, external customers hiring the venue spaces and tenants, visitors and other users accessing the building.

The Facilities Assistant will expect a regular profile of core hours Monday to Friday including evening work as well as occasional week-end work in support of MBHT events.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

1) Common Area Services

To keep the foyer, corridors and other common areas of the building swept and clean. Note: Agency cleaners are responsible for cleaning the toilets.

From time to time to manage the comings and goings of visitors to the building as may be required.

To undertake minor running repairs to the building fixtures and fittings (non-technical only)

To act as keyholder and issuer of access keys and fobs to authorised users.

To manage the waste management arrangements for the Halls.

2) MBHT Events Support Services

Clean and protect floors, furniture, fixtures and fittings throughout the public areas of the building and hireable spaces

Remove refuse and deal with waste, ensuring appropriate disposal

To work flexibly to ensure support for meetings / events within Maryhill Burgh Halls including attending out of standard working hours.

Setting up and breaking down of rooms and event spaces for internal events and for the needs of the other external customers hiring the venue, including furniture, technical and other equipment including erecting staging

Acting as an on-site liaison and resource person for external customers hiring the venue on the day of their events to assist with any additional requirements

Check and maintain furniture, fixtures and fittings. Reporting maintenance and repair needs to management and undertaking some minor repairs, maintenance and cleaning where appropriate.

Basic audio-visual and technical set-up, support and operation for events (projection, lighting, sound) (Training for this will be provided)

Ensuring the building environment at Maryhill Burgh Halls is conducive to the delivery of a high level of customer service and care for all visitors and users of the Halls in line with MBHT values

3) General

To undertake appropriate training and development

Monitor standards of agency cleaning reporting any issues to management

Undertake any other duties appropriate to the post as and when required to contribute to the efficient and effective operation of the Halls