Facilities Technician – Hillwood Primary School
Salary £27,257 – £29,850 (pro-rata for part time). Hours: 12 per week.
Schedule: Monday to Thursday 7:00–9:30 am and Friday 7:00–9:00 am.
As a Facilities Technician with the City of Edinburgh Council, you will be a key member of our Facilities Management team, delivering vital janitorial services across our estate to keep properties safe workplaces or learning environments. You will work in secure and flexible employment with above‑market rates and excellent conditions, enabling a good balance with family, caring or study commitments.
Benefits include:
- Trusted employer
- Permanent positions with security
- Flexible hours from 10 to 36 per week as needed
- Sessional hours at some posts during school terms
- Paid annual leave where applicable
- Excellent pension scheme
- Probationary supervisory career progression
- Employee benefits and colleague discount scheme
- Community connection – caring for essential buildings used by families, friends and neighbours
As part of our team you will be valued, respected and given a key focus on learning and development.
Major tasks and job activities
You will undertake day‑to‑day facilities management, janitorial and DIY operations across one or more buildings, ranging from small repairs and general maintenance to reactive cleaning, supporting moves and performing basic security functions.
- Equipment, furniture and fitting maintenance
- Building maintenance and services
- Security of premises and grounds
- Grounds maintenance
- Cleaning and tidying
Supporting documents contain further information about the role.
The role involves regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Applicants must be willing to join the PVG scheme or update their check, and provide an Overseas Criminal Record Check if previously abroad for 3 months or more within the last 5 years.
We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued. We particularly encourage applications from women for senior roles, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people at all levels of the organisation. All applicants will be considered fairly on skills and experience. Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
We are interested not only in your skills and experience, but also in how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working. Part of the interview process will assess this.
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and increases each year until it reaches the top of the range.
Happy to talk flexible working.
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