Apprentice Facilities Assistant

About the role

Join Our Team as a Facilities Apprentice! 🛠️✨

Are you ready to kickstart your career and gain hands-on experience? Sheffield Futures is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join us as Facilities Apprentices. This is your chance to learn valuable skills, contribute to a great cause, and grow with us! 🚀

What You'll Do:

• Apprenticeship Focus: You'll be enrolled in a Level 2 Facilities apprenticeship, learning and applying your new skills on the job. We'll provide dedicated training during work hours and support your course completion. 📚
• Property & Facilities Magic: Keep Star House and Sheffield Futures running smoothly! This includes:
• Handling planned maintenance and making minor repairs. 🔧
• Helping with property upkeep, like painting and decorating. 🖌️
• Responding to requests from tenants and partners. 🤝
• Setting up rooms, moving furniture, and keeping spaces tidy. 🧹
• Maintaining our grounds and car park. 🌱
• Responding to ad hoc requests via our facilities system (FMConnect) for furniture builds, installations, and redecorations.
• Conducting basic checks on service installations and completing meter readings. 💡
• Managing our facility management software and spreadsheets to track requests. 💻
• Ensuring portable appliances are safe and equipment is controlled. ✅
• Assisting with event and conference setups. 🎉
• Managing waste effectively. ♻️
• Providing top-notch customer service to everyone who visits. 😊
• Identifying opportunities for improvement and suggesting ways to make our facilities even better.
• Supporting environmental initiatives and suggesting ways to reduce our footprint. 🌍
• Health, Safety & Environment Champion:
• Conducting safety checks and ensuring compliance with regulations. 🧑‍🚒
• Assisting with essential safety tasks like electrical inspections and fire marshalling.
• Completing health and safety-related administrative tasks.
• Learning to conduct Risk Assessments and CoSHH assessments with guidance. 📊
• Reporting incidents when necessary.

What We Expect From Everyone:

• Promote equality and fight discrimination. ⚖️
• Take care of your own safety and that of others. 🚶
• Maintain strict confidentiality about service users and staff. 🤫
• Attend training and meetings as required. 🗓️
• Adhere to all data protection policies. 🔒

This is a fantastic opportunity to build a foundation for your future in facilities management. If you're eager to learn, hands-on, and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! 💪

Key responsibilities

• Undertake planned and periodic maintenance of properties and building services, including minor repairs.
• Participate in facilities renewal activities, including light DIY tasks, painting, decorating, and ad-hoc requests.
• Manage room setup, equipment movement, and maintain a clean and tidy environment.
• Conduct periodic health and safety checks, fulfil key safety roles, and ensure legal compliance.
• Provide administrative support and respond proactively to tenancy and partner requests.

Entry requirements

Essential qualifications (Essential - To have or achieve level 1 English and Maths and to have taken level 2 English and Maths tests prior to completion of their Apprenticeship. (A) - A commitment to completing all vocational assessments and cconsidering personal goals and development that would help achieve them. (A, I) Desirable Level 2 English and Maths (A))

Skills