Estates and Facilities Assistant

Role: Estates and Facilities Assistant

Location: Shuttleworth College – Old Warden

Salary/Benefits: Salary is between £25,467 and £27,519 per annum DOE and Qualifications, 27 days annual leave plus Bank holidays, People’s pension, Retail and Leisure Discounts, excellent professional and personal development opportunities, accessing college courses.

Hours/Weeks: 40 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time

About the role:

We are currently seeking an Estates and Facilities Assistant to join our Estates and Facilities department at The Bedford College Group.

As an Estates and Facilities Assistant, you play an important role in the success of our students through:

• Facilities & Security Operations – Ensure the safety and security of college premises through patrols, CCTV monitoring, alarm checks, and ID verification, while maintaining a visible and professional presence.
• Maintenance & Groundskeeping – Carry out minor repairs, monitor plant and equipment, maintain clean and safe grounds, and respond to seasonal hazards like snow and ice.
• Support Services & Portering – Manage deliveries, room setups, office moves, and waste disposal; respond to online requests and support college events and activities.
• Compliance & Statutory Duties – Perform health and safety checks, including fire alarm and Legionella testing, and ensure adherence to safeguarding, equality, and risk assessment procedures.
• Driving, Cleaning & External Use – Drive college vehicles, maintain cleanliness outside contracted hours, and supervise external use of facilities, ensuring spaces are ready for both internal and external users.

About you:

• Training & Safety Awareness – Willingness to undertake relevant training and gain basic health and safety knowledge to support a secure and effective working environment.
• Experience & Public Interaction – Experience working with the public and young people, with the ability to handle a variety of situations calmly and appropriately across age groups.
• Teamwork & Initiative – Able to work independently and collaboratively, contribute positively to team dynamics, and follow procedures and instructions effectively.
• Professionalism & College Values – Demonstrates reliability, punctuality, and a proactive approach, while upholding the College’s values of Student Focus, High Performance, Respect, Openness, and Honesty.
• Flexibility & Accessibility – Holds a clean driving licence with access to a vehicle, available to work across sites and weekends, and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and vulnerable adults.

For a more detailed breakdown of the job role and the requirements, please see the Job Description attached to this vacancy.

Interviews to be held: TBC

Successful candidates must also be able to demonstrate alignment to our organisationalVISION values:

• Valuing Teamwork – We are one team who by working together can achieve great things, respecting the opinion and valuing the contribution each of us makes.
• Improving Continuously – We challenge ourselves to always do better by trying new things, sharing knowledge, reflecting on practice and learning from others.
• Student Centred – At our heart is always doing what is best for our students. We consider students in all of our decision making to create positive outcomes and memorable experiences for every student.
• Inclusive – We celebrate differences and diversity, recognising that we can learn from each other.
• Open and Caring – We care about the wellbeing of our staff, our students, our community and wider society, creating an environment built on trust where we listen, engage with and support each other.
• Nurturing Education Excellence – We promote educational excellence by delivering programmes that challenge our students to achieve their ambitions.

About The Bedford College Group
The Bedford College Group was formed in 2017 following the merger of Bedford College and Tresham College and is now the largest provider of education in the South East Midlands, with over 15,000 students passing through our doors each year.

Today, the Group is made up of a family of colleges across Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire: Bedford College, Central Bedfordshire College and Tresham College in the towns of Bedford, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Corby, Kettering and Wellingborough; Shuttleworth College, a specialist land-based college; The Bedford Sixth Form, (the only dedicated sixth form in Bedford); The Corby Sixth Form, (opened in September 2023); and the National College for Motorsport alongside Silverstone race circuit. To widen accessibility to education and training, the Group also has community-based Learning Centres in Bedford, Corby and Kettering which offer IT training.

Safeguarding our Students
The Bedford College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. The Bedford College Group’s policy on Employment of Ex-Offenders is attached to this vacancy.

Candidates who are barred from working with children are reminded it is a criminal offence to apply for this post.

Documents

TBCG Ex-Offenders Policy.pdf

Estates & Facilities Assistant July 2023.doc