Property Maintenance Officer

Craven College is an aspirational College set in friendly and inclusive rural campuses in Skipton within the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, at The Aviation Academy based airside at Leeds Bradford Airport and at Evolve in the heart of Ripon. We are a Good College (Ofsted 2018) and offer full-time courses for 16-18 year olds, outstanding apprenticeships, courses for young people with special educational needs, part-time courses and degree level courses with a mission statement of ‘enriching lives through learning’. Tyro Training is our commercial training division which offers a wide range of training courses for both individuals and businesses in Skipton.

We continuously invest in our excellent, industry standard facilities with a new £1.6m purpose-built Animal Management Centre on our Aireville Campus to be followed in 2021 by the construction of new equestrian facilities including an international sized arena and outdoor warm up area.

We are currently seeking to employ a motivated Property Maintenance Officer, key duties will include responsibility for any day to day maintenance work associated with the upkeep of the College’s estate, ensure the effective delivery of the overall maintenance service to maintain a high standard under the management of the Facilities and Health & Safety Manager, to ensure faults and maintenance requests are dealt with effectively, to assist with relevant refurbishment of College buildings from time to time, to maintain tools and ensure equipment is in good repair and be responsible for their safe keeping, to be responsible for the completion of relevant risk assessments in conjunction with the Facilities and Health & Safety Manager, to work effectively as part of the facilities team and to be fully conversant with and observe Health and Safety/Fire regulations.

Essential requirements:

• Proven practical experience of general maintenance;

• Trustworthy, honest and reliable;

• Living in the locality;

• Excellent knowledge and practical experience of cleaning, working with cleaning agents and equipment;

• Willing to work flexibly around the changing needs of the College;

• Good personal presentation;

• Good interpersonal skills;

• Effective communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels;

• Excellent planning and organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and co-ordinate tasks effectively;

• Ability to work on own initiative without close supervision;

• Ability to work effectively as a team member with a “can do” approach;

• A high level of Health and Safety/security awareness;

• Knowledge and experience of completion of risk assessments or willingness to undertake risk assessments training;

• Physically fit with the ability to lift and carry College equipment;

• Current clean driving licence and access to an appropriately insured vehicle;

• Qualified First Aider or prepared to train for First Aid Certificate

This is an excellent opportunity to join a friendly college in North Yorkshire with fantastic facilities, excellent CPD opportunities and a great working and learning environment.

A disclosure check with the Disclosure & Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.

We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Closing date Sunday 03 October 2021. 

For further information including a full job description and to apply, please visit our website.

If you have not heard from us within 28 days of the closing date on this occasion you have not been shortlisted. However please feel free to apply for futures roles as appropriate.