Facilities Management Assistant (FMA)

Job overview

Facilities employ a variety of support staff to help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment. Within our estate, we operate a variety of different services and environments, including: Inpatient mental health facilities (including high, medium and low secure facilities). Staff and service user residential accommodation.

Rehabilitation areas. Respite areas. General office buildings. Whilst the location and service group may differ, the role of the Facilities Management Assistant (FMA) remains an integral part of our service delivery, carrying out facilities and catering tasks and ensuring that cleaning standards are achieved and maintained

Main base of working will be Hope Centre.

Main duties of the job

To work as members of a team, carrying out facilities tasks as allocated : Cleaning of clinical/ward areas, inclusive of toilets. Waste disposal. Basic food preparation. Fridge and food temperature monitoring. Collating service user menu orders. To assist colleagues and their line manager, carry out the tasks assigned to the team or individual. To undertake all mandatory training. To take part in performance management and Personal Achievement and Contribution Evaluations (PACE). To comply with all relevant policies and procedures. To take responsibility for the completion of all duties in a safe and efficient manner, and to maintain regular contact with their line manager. To stand in for other FMA’s as required. To liaise with all relevant parties in a friendly and helpful way as is required to ensure the achievement of all duties and responsibilities. To work unsupervised and use own initiative in line with service requirements. To ensure timely and accurate completion of documentation, and to enter and use data on information systems. To undertake cleaning duties in accordance with cleaning schedules and instructions. Any other duties that may be reasonably expected and that are commensurate with the grade

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see detailed job description for more information on the role, the main responsibilities, and values.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.