Facilities Assistant

Force Hertfordshire Constabulary

Contract Duration Permanent

Contract Type Full Time

Department Estates & Facilities

Location Royston, Watford

Grade A3

Please note, if this is a paid role and the role is part time then the salary quoted will be pro rata based on the hours worked per annum.

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Closing Date: 30/06/2025, 23:55

There are two positions available, one in Royston and the other in Watford.

Some of our most dedicated staff work within support roles and we are looking for Facilities Assistants, T his role forms part of the Estates and Facilities support function to policing services.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence and be part of improving our service delivery to create further efficiencies and financial savings.

The successful candidates should have experience in undertaking a range of health and safety tasks including L8 water hygiene, fire and panic alarms, emergency lights and general health and safety tasks associated with the building services. These tasks will be part of a detailed planned maintenance regime that will tie in closely with the works being carried out by external contractors.

All reporting of the maintenance will be via PC, therefore a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.

It is expected that the candidate will have a basic understanding of building services and must be able to undertake general maintenance tasks associated with such equipment, and where necessary specialist training will be provided to undertake these tasks.

This role demands that you have a proactive approach to working as you will be the eyes and ears of the department when working out on the area estate and will be expected to be one step ahead of the game on fault reporting. You will be working in a small group of up to 6 Facilities Assistants (FAs)

There is a lot of lone working so the candidate needs to be self-motivated.

This is a mobile role, and applicant must have a full driving licence and access to a car.

All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period to apply for this role.

Internal applicants within Hertfordshire Constabularysho uld upload either a CV or provide relevant skills, experiences and qualifications on Word/PDF document.

This vacancy is live to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until a conditional offer has been agreed with a successful candidate. Redeployees at risk of redundancy will take priority over all other applicants at any point during the recruitment process up until an appointment is offered. If a redeployee does apply and is successful, they will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions.

As a Disability Confident leader, we take personal responsibility to help create an inclusive workplace, where police officers and staff respect one another, feel valued for their differences and can be themselves. We are committed to providing workplace adjustments, wherever needed so everyone feels welcome and can flourish. If you have a disability and you meet the minimum criteria for the position you are applying for, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.

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