General Services Assistant
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £23,478 to £23,751 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 3LE |
| Company: | Durham University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 25000759_1749631424 |
Summary
Job Title:General Services Assistant
Department: Estates and Facilities Directorate, Accommodation and Commercial Services
Grade: Grade 2
Salary range: £23,478 - £23,751 (pro rata)
Working arrangements: Part-time (2 x 17.5 hours per week), 24/7 including evenings, nights and weekends, Permanent, Five days from seven, Onsite working only
Closing date: 25th June 2025
Indicative Shift Pattern:
1 x 17.5 hours, 5 days out of 7, 52 weeks (indicative pattern 6.00-9.30am, Monday to Friday)
1 x 17.5 hours, 5 days out of 7, 52 weeks (indicative pattern 7.00-10.30am, Monday to Friday)
The Role and Department
As General Services Assistant, you will deliver a range of services across University premises, ensuring the University is well maintained, welcoming and a pleasant environment for students, University employees and commercial customers. Your role will encompass three key areas of responsibility: basic maintenance/minor DIY tasks; a range of portering duties; and ad-hoc security.
The Estates and Facilities Directorate provides a number of essential services to Durham University and is responsible for managing, maintaining and developing the infrastructure and building fabric of the various campuses.
Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.
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