About the role
The Facilities Team is seeking a Head Porter to work in the historic Guildhall in the heart of Northampton, a grade 2* listed building. Line managing a team of 3 to clean and maintain this beautiful building and also working alongside the Facilities and Events team to ensure rooms are set up and assisting in facilitating functions, events and Weddings.
Weekend and evening working is required for this role, time off in lieu or overtime is paid for this work.
What will you be doing?
Manage the workload of Porter Cleaners, ensuring the cleaning of the building and room set ups are completed on time and to standard for the events taking place at the Guildhall on a daily basis
Line Manage a team of 3 porters responsible for monitoring absences, managing performance, training and conducting 1:1 meetings
Undertake risk assessments and write procedures for the Porters/Cleaners
Ensuring all stock, equipment and supplies are regularly checked and replenished when required, keep accurate stock taking records
Raising purchase orders and approving payments of invoices using the Councils Financial Systems
About you
We are looking for someone with an eye for detail
Enthusiastic and active
A hands on approach to work
Able to work flexibly in regards to working hours
Good customer service skills to liaise with internal and external customers and dealing with suppliers.
Our benefits
You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.
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