Assistant Facilities Officer

South Lanarkshire Council; Hamilton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government entity in Hamilton seeks a part-time Assistant Facilities Officer to support service projects, including free school meals and menu development. Responsibilities include managing staff compliance, conducting audits in catering and cleaning services, and liaising with clients for feedback. Ideal candidates should have strong compliance knowledge and be able to assist with service development initiatives, ensuring adherence to organizational standards.

Benefits

Enrolment in local government pension scheme

Up to 33 days annual leave

Occupational sick pay

Employee discounts

Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a facilities management or support role preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist Facility Officer with management of staff.
• Ensure compliance with cash handling procedures.
• Conduct audits for catering, cleaning, and janitorial services.

Skills

Assisting Facility Officer

Compliance with regulations

Communication with clients

Catering and janitorial audits

Education

No specific educational requirement stated

Job description

# COMM ENT 3724 G2 - Assistant Facilities Officer (600366)Ref no:: 3724-442186541Published:: 04/02/2026Closes:: 19/02/2026Location:: South Lanarkshire Council HQ, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AARate:: £16.54 - £16.74Contract Type:: PermanentPosition Type:: Part TimeHours:: 18.5 hours per weekThe application page will open in a new window.**Internal** applicants **MUST** apply via **Opportunity Marketplace.** Please ensure you complete your **SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS** via **“Me”** tab/tile on Fusion or by clicking on the application link in the section of the application form titled **“REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”.****ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Wednesday 18 February 2026 at 11:55pm.****Location:** Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton, ML3 0AA**Hours:** 18.5 hours per week**Work Pattern:****Week 1**: Monday - Wednesday 8am - 4.30pm**Week 2**: Thursday 8am - 4.30pm and Friday 8am - 4pm**Hourly Rate:** £16.54 - £16.74 per hourCommunity and Enterprise resources are looking to appoint three Assistant Facilities Officers to the Menu Development and Service Development areas of their Facilities team. Main accountabilities are to assist the Facility Officer in the promotion and development of Facilities Services. This will include assisting and contributing to service projects, including expansion of free school meals, menu development and adapted diets. Provide advice, guidance and support to Facilities Assistants within various geographical areas to ensure services are delivered to meet organisational and legislative requirements.**Main Duties:*** To assist the Facility Officer in the management of staff within various Geographical Areas.* To Ensure compliance with Internal Audit cash handling procedures within schools by carrying out full cash audit including checking the completion of all financial paperwork and operating procedures.* To carry out catering, cleaning and janitorial audits including checking compliance with organisational and legislative requirements. Ensuring immediate actions are verified and reporting findings to Facility Officer.* To assist the Menu Development Team with ensuring that the Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 are adhered to including meeting criteria around Adapted Diets.* To Liaise with client groups for individual requests for adapted diets. Attend pupil and parent councils, PTA, for feedback on cleaning, janitorial and catering services* Participate in schools working groups such as health promoting groups, eco school groups and ensure that front line staff provides acceptable standards of customer care.* To Assist Facility Officer with Service Developments including Digital Transformation of service and expansion of free school meals and school meal uptake.View the**Please Apply online -**All correspondence will be via your email address**Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.****Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.****Legislative Information**This post is excepted in terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003.This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and/or adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children and/or adults.Preferred candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to a formal offer of employment being made.Please refer to for further information about the disclosure process and best practice.**Overseas Criminal Records Check**An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.**Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant**South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community.We are a Disability Confident Scheme Employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans & Service leavers are guaranteed an interview who meet the essential criteria of the person specification job description.As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:* Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme* To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.* Up to 33 days annual leave* Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)* Occupational sick pay* Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.* Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.* Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)**PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM.****To be considered for this vacancy you must complete the application form. All CV submissions will be disregarded.**The application page will open in a new window.* Share this job posting via Email### Advertisement