Caretaker / Security - Brighton Library

Caretaker / Security Guard

Location: Jubilee Library, Brighton

Business Area: Kier Places - Facilities Management

Contract & hours: Permanent, full time – Monday to Sunday, 4 days on 2 days off, with early & late rotas

• Monday, Tuesday & Thursdays – Early shift (7.00 am to 4.00 pm), Late shift (10.30 am to 7.30 pm) with 1 hour break

• Wednesday, Friday & Saturdays - Early shift (7.00 am to 4.00 pm), Late shift (8.30 am to 5.30 pm) with 1 hour break

• Sundays - Early shift (8.00 am to 3.00 pm), Late shift (10.30 am to 5.30 pm)

  
  

Kier Places are recruiting now for a Caretaker / Security Guard to join our Facilities Management team at Jubilee Library in Brighton, to be responsible for the day to day maintenance, operational running, security & supervision of the site and related equipment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Caretaker with Kier FM, you’ll support the Facilities Manager to deliver an on-site facilities management service to required contract specifications, to ensure the continuous operational availability of the building. The role will include general building reactive & planned maintenance duties to ensure the site meets the required standard, including but not limited to: general reporting, low level lamp changing; minor joinery & plumbing repairs; water flushing; fire alarm tests; grounds maintenance such as litter picking, snow clearing, gritting, weeding & cleaning; portering duties, meet & greet for community users; setting up of conference rooms; and other tasks relevant to the role within your ability.

You may be required to be available to open and close the building as required to allow for community use outside of normal business hours and work overtime if required.

What do we need from you?

To be a Caretaker / Security Guard, you’ll need a background in general building maintenance, ideally with facilities management experience; a good understanding of health & safety; and have a customer-focused mind.

Although not essentially as we could provide training & support, ideally you’ll hold a HABC Level 2 Award for Security or Door Supervision, and/or a SIA security licence, as well as First Aid Training.

Who are we?

We are Kier Facilities Management - the team that’s putting people into FM, delivering innovative management and maintenance solutions, right across the UK. We’re a crucial part of Kier Places, providing hard and soft facilities management to thousands of public buildings right across the country - offering you a role that will challenge and reward you, every single day.

At Kier, we’re proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You can expect a competitive salary and an outstanding package that includes a matched pension scheme, 28 days’ annual leave including bank holidays together with two employee Share Scheme options (Sharesave and Share Incentive Plan).

Some of our other benefits include:

• New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer

• 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family, as well as 4x Life Assurance as standard, with the option for Partner Life Assurance cover

• A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands

Find out more here about the great rewards and benefits we offer our employees.

Delivering contracts. Creating communities. Developing careers. Join us today as a Caretaker / Security Guard.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look here to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk.

Closing Date: 1st December 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

Recruitment agencies – we are unable to accept unsolicited CVs and communications from external recruiters. The recruitment team will engage with agencies who have signed up to our PSL should we require assistance. For further information, visit our careers help page.