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Please note that this advert may close early or be extended, depending on the number of applications received. We’re recruiting an experienced Office and Facilities Manager to join our service in Liverpool. If you are looking to join a values-driven, forward thinking charity and have the passion and knowledge to shape a brand new role for With You, we want to hear from you. The postholder will support the management of our site, ensuring a safe and effective working environment for our staff. Working with a range of stakeholders, this is an opportunity for a proactive individual to deliver a comfortable, clean and well organised service, that presents a welcoming and on brand experience for service users and staff alike. You will be undertaking a variety of duties and responsibilities, from commissioning small building works to line managing and ensuring the smooth functioning of the administration team. A key part of this role will be to oversee the health and safety of the service, working to ensure that our premises are fit for purpose. You will also be required to assist with budget management and process petty cash and invoices. The Office and Facilities Manager will be instrumental in allowing our management team to focus on service delivery, so that we can help many more people and radically improve outcomes for our service users. To apply for this role, you should have demonstrable experience in managing an office environment. We are looking for an individual with exceptional organisation skills - you will be someone who enjoys putting systems and processes in place and creating seamless working environments. You will be confident when dealing with a variety of tasks, including those in need of a swift resolution and should be able to build meaningful working relationships quickly with both internal and external stakeholders. It is important that you have the ability to accurately assess conflicting priorities and decide on the best course of action, ensuring that the working environment is not compromised. You’ll receive full training such as Health and Safety Training for Managers and/or Facilities Management depending on your experience. This is the ideal role for someone who loves to organise, wants a challenge and likes to stay busy! You’ll be working with a supportive, service user-focused team, who will welcome your expertise and enthusiasm for getting things done. The advertised salary is dependent on experience and qualifications. As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans. As part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates that are veterans and meet all the essential criteria for a role. With You is also Disability Confident Committed and we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with a disability and meet all the essential criteria for a role. If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best. REQUIRED SKILLS Administration/ Secretarial/business/IT/IOSH/facilities management qualification or experience Highly effective organising skills Knowledge and understanding of or willingness to learn work based health and safety issues The ability to understand and apply regulations such as health and safety, manual handling, COSHH and Legionella ABOUT THE COMPANY Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health. At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online. We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year. We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support. We Are With You. INDHP BENEFITS Competitive salary 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 2 days paid volunteer leave per year Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period