Blackpool and The Fylde College
Estates Operative
Key Responsibilities
- Perform a range of maintenance duties
- Carry out compliance checks e.g., fire door checks
- Perform a range of porterage duties to support college events
- Follow health and safety guidelines while using equipment and chemicals
- Carry out grounds maintenance duties
- Provide opening and locking up of campus buildings
- Maintain a positive and professional attitude when interacting with students, staff, and visitors
Skills and Expertise
- Hold or work towards a trade qualification or property maintenance qualification
- Basic Health and Safety training (e.g., IOSH Working Safely, or equivalent)
- COSHH and Manual handling training
- Driving licence and access to a vehicle
Job Facilities/Benefits
- Enhanced leave allowance of 38 days (full-time equivalent), inclusive of bank holidays
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Competitive pension scheme: Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) – 28.68% employer contribution, Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) – 19.3% employer contribution
- Extensive professional development opportunities
- Agile working opportunities
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Extensive wellbeing provision (e.g., Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Occupational Health, free flu vouchers, eye tests, wellbeing hub, healthy breakfast, sports facilities, health and beauty salon, trim trails, onsite food outlets, Starbucks, car parking, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, onsite kids sports camp)