Facilities Assistant

Applications by: 30 May 2025

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland is seeking to appoint a Facilities Assistant.

The facilities assistant is primarily based in RCPI's heritage building No.6 Kildare St, which contains the RCPI's accredited museum. The role provides support across this building, and administrative offices, for meeting and conferences including room and Audio Visual set up and small catering requirements. The role supports routine checks across their buildings, maintaining services, escalating issues and organising stock supplies.

The Facilities assistant provides support to the RCPI's Heritage department though monitoring their collections throughout the building and assisting with the moving and safe handling of items. The Facilities assistant will be trained to be a member of the disaster response team to respond to any adverse events that may threaten the collections.

Duties will involve, but are not limited to:

- Conduct building open and lock-up procedures.
- Configure meeting and conference rooms across campus and coordinate catering requirements.
- Ensure all conference rooms and facilities are ready for use with sufficient supplies in place.
- Provide cover for reception as needed.
- Set up audio visual equipment as required.
- Plan and schedule activities in line with business requirements and keep informed of changes to events schedule.
-Support fire safety activities such as building evacuations and appropriate use of PPE.
- Support and assist the Heritage department in the movement and maintenance of our collections
- Assist the Heritage department with exhibition install.
- Conduct general maintenance and light repair work as required.
- Assist with monthly building inspections, report on findings, escalate issues and the support programme of works to address any items of concern.
- Maintain stock of cleaning, stationary and catering supplies; accept deliveries and ensure all purchases are made in line with company procedure.
- Conduct daily post requirements (internal/external) and bank lodgements. Coordinate bulk post arrangements as required and ensure timely delivery of post to the post office on a daily basis.
- Carry out light housekeeping duties as required.
- Carry out other tasks from time to time that are commensurate with the role.

Salary range: €30,000 - €33,000 per annum.

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