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Our Estates Department are excited to announce that we are looking for a team member to join as a Site Assistant.We are seeking a passionate and experienced candidate to join our dedicated team.Join us in shaping the future of our students and make a lasting impact with Macclesfield College!The Role:This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and professional Estates team as a Site Assistant with responsibility as a key holder.Main duties include: Carrying out planned maintenance and repair work on College grounds and buildings.To be responsible for ensuring that site management, safety and security is maintained at all times.Shift work and some evening work is required, alongside occasional weekends.With a flexible can do approach to your work, you will have good communication and interpersonal skills, be an excellent team player as well as have the ability to work under pressure using your own initiative when responding to the Estate department's changing work demands.You will be able to demonstrate a good level of health and safety awareness and the ability to apply safe working practices. Ideally you will have a First Aid at Work certificate, or be willing to undertake this qualification.Experience of basic maintenance and general repair work along with manual handling techniques is essential. Industry experience in a relevant trade would be advantageous.Shifts currently are as follows:The revised hours are as below on an alternating pattern of 1-week early shift then 1-week late shift.Early ShiftMon, Tues, Wed & Thurs 06:00 14:00 (30 min break)Friday 07:00 14:30 (30 min break)Late ShiftMonday 10:30 18:30 (30 min break)Tuesday & Wednesday 13:30 21:30 (30 min break)Thursday (normal) 10:30 18:30 (30 min break)Thursday (events) 12:00 20:00 (30 min break)Friday 09:30 17:00 (30 min break)Does Macclesfield College sound like the perfect working environment for you?Check out our benefits on our website to find out more!Pre-employment ScreeningAll posts are subject to standard pre-employment checks and you will be asked to provide;- Evidence of your right to work in the UK- Proof of Identity- A minimum of two professional referees to cover a five-year period- Health Declaration for any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need the College to make appropriate adjustmentsPlease note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview.Please note we reserve the right to close this role earlier if we receive sufficient applications for this post.REF-221 039JBRP1_UKTJ