Location: Benmore Centre By Dunoon Argyll, PA23 8QX
Salary: £32,010 - £37,626 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 21 hours per week
Job Description
CF Children, Education and Justice Services Facilities Coordinator - fixed term until 31/03/2026 Benmore Outdoor Centre Benmore is one of the City of Edinburgh Council's three outdoor Learning Centres. Located across Scotland, we are committed to delivering high-quality Outdoor Learning and residential experiences. At weekends and holidays, our centres offer self-catered stays and catered group activity packages to invest and support this commitment. The Facilities Coordinator will be based at Benmore Outdoor Centre in Dunoon. This post is an integral part of the centre’s management and wider Sports and Outdoor Learning team. This is a new part-time position which benefits from Local Authority Terms Conditions. Initially fixed term for 12 months. You will be responsible to the Edinburgh-based Sales and Operations Officer and support the on-site Operations Manager and centre-based team daily. You will be office-based at Benmore, an effective and organised administrator and motivated front-facing host - communicating with customers online, over the phone, and face to face. Solution-focused and adaptable, you will contribute to the delivery of a consistently excellent experience and help to develop our service. The right person will be committed, creative, and open to embracing new challenges and projects. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced supervisor, coordinator, or manager to work as part of a positive forward-thinking team and organisation contributing to shaping a successful future. Key tasks will be to support the co-ordination of residential visits, promote commercial availability and opportunities, provide safe and sought-after facilities and accommodation, and maximise income for re-investment. You will work closely as one of two Facility Coordinators, line managing the facility team of Cooks and Domestic Assistants to deliver high standards, safely carry out their duties, and ensure customer satisfaction. You will be responsible for all aspects of Facilities Management including the presentation of the accommodation, quality of catering, and the maintenance and compliance of the property and grounds. An understanding of premises/workplace health and safety and a hands-on approach to facilities and property management would be highly beneficial. An interest in sustainability - eco/green tourism in the Dunoon area and experience in Outdoor Learning, Hospitality, Leisure, or Tourism sector would be advantageous. IT and Digital competency is important, a knowledge of budget monitoring and performance reporting is desirable, as is an understanding of financial procedures particularly income reconciliation and council procurement. Full training required for the post will be provided and there are personal development opportunities for the successful candidate. Requirements
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity , and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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CF Children, Education and Justice Services Facilities Coordinator - fixed term until 31/03/2026 Benmore Outdoor Centre Benmore is one of the City of Edinburgh Council's three outdoor Learning Centres. Located across Scotland, we are committed to delivering high-quality Outdoor Learning and residential experiences. At weekends and holidays, our centres offer self-catered stays and catered group activity packages to invest and support this commitment. The Facilities Coordinator will be based at Benmore Outdoor Centre in Dunoon. This post is an integral part of the centre’s management and wider Sports and Outdoor Learning team. This is a new part-time position which benefits from Local Authority Terms Conditions. Initially fixed term for 12 months. You will be responsible to the Edinburgh-based Sales and Operations Officer and support the on-site Operations Manager and centre-based team daily. You will be office-based at Benmore, an effective and organised administrator and motivated front-facing host - communicating with customers online, over the phone, and face to face. Solution-focused and adaptable, you will contribute to the delivery of a consistently excellent experience and help to develop our service. The right person will be committed, creative, and open to embracing new challenges and projects. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced supervisor, coordinator, or manager to work as part of a positive forward-thinking team and organisation contributing to shaping a successful future. Key tasks will be to support the co-ordination of residential visits, promote commercial availability and opportunities, provide safe and sought-after facilities and accommodation, and maximise income for re-investment. You will work closely as one of two Facility Coordinators, line managing the facility team of Cooks and Domestic Assistants to deliver high standards, safely carry out their duties, and ensure customer satisfaction. You will be responsible for all aspects of Facilities Management including the presentation of the accommodation, quality of catering, and the maintenance and compliance of the property and grounds. An understanding of premises/workplace health and safety and a hands-on approach to facilities and property management would be highly beneficial. An interest in sustainability - eco/green tourism in the Dunoon area and experience in Outdoor Learning, Hospitality, Leisure, or Tourism sector would be advantageous. IT and Digital competency is important, a knowledge of budget monitoring and performance reporting is desirable, as is an understanding of financial procedures particularly income reconciliation and council procurement. Full training required for the post will be provided and there are personal development opportunities for the successful candidate. Requirements
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory. We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation. As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work. To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring
Our Behaviours
of
Respect, Integrity , and
Flexibility
into your ways of working. Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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