Job Title: Estates Assistant

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £22,728 - £25,433 per annum - SS1

Job type: Permanent, Full time

University College Birmingham is proud to have been voted 5th in the Post Graduate Education category in the prestigious 2024 Whatuni Student Choice Awards. The awards are voted for and by students showcasing the incredible relationships we foster here at University College Birmingham between Staff and Students. We are TEF rated Silver, with a Good Ofsted rating.

University College Birmingham has a unique collaborative partnership with the University of Warwick - Ranked ninth in the 2024 Guardian League Tables and 67th in the World QS University Rankings 2024.

The Role:

University College Birmingham are looking to recruit a motivated and hard-working individual to join our department as an Estates Assistant.

You will join a team of motivated individuals, to provide a collaborative and supportive integral service across the University. You will perform portering and transportation duties to an excellent standard. This position includes a considerable amount of manual handling and physical work. Previous portering experience in a similar role will support your application.

Due to the nature of the role a clean current driving licence is essential.

Benefits:

• Generous allocation of annual leave
  • 26 days’ paid leave per year
  • 12 Bank Holidays & Concessionary Days
• Excellent Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employer Contributions - 20.9%
• Subsidised private healthcare provided by Aviva including a Digital GP Service.
• Employee Assistance Programme inclusive of counselling services, financial wellbeing support and bereavement support
• Annual health MOTs with our Registered Nurse
• Excellent staff development opportunities including professional qualification sponsorship
• A variety of salary sacrifice schemes including car, technology home and cycle.
• Heavily-subsidised on-site car parking in central Birmingham
• Free on-site gym membership

Extra Information:

All applicants for employment at the University will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Safeguarding and the PREVENT agenda in the context of further and higher education.

Closing Date - Sunday 24th November 2024.

Interview Dates - TBC.

UCB is an equal opportunities employer.

Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.

Candidates with experience or relevant job titles of; Estates Worker, Groundsman, Groundworker, Porter, Skilled Tradesperson, Ground Maintenance Operative, General Maintenance, may also be considered for this role.