Britain Yearly Meeting employs staff to carry out the centrally managed work of Quakers in Britain. We aim to be an ethical employer, with a 1:4 ratio between our highest and our lowest paid staff. Britain Yearly Meeting is a Living Wage employer.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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Jobs

  • Maintenance Planner

    Hours
    35 hours per week
    Salary
    £34,297 per annum
    Contract
    Full time, permanent
    Location
    Friends House, Euston Road, London NW1
    Closing date:
    8am, Monday 24 March 2024
    Interview
    Tues 8 April (first stage) and Tue 15 April (second stage), in-person at Friends House

    Quiet Company (QC) is the hospitality and facilities management enterprise owned by Quakers in Britain. It is rooted in ethical values and eco-sustainability and manages locations in London and Cumbria. We believe in fostering a positive workplace culture that aligns with our values of integrity, peace, equality, and simplicity.

    We are currently seeking someone with maintenance planning experience to join our Estates and Facilities Team. The role entails working with the Maintenance Manager and the Head of Estates and Facilities to ensure that our buildings (Friends House in London, Swarthmoor Hall in Cumbria and The Yorkshire Centre in Leeds) are well-maintained, energy efficient and compliant with health and safety regulations.

    This role will include:

    • Point of contact: serve as the primary contact for internal maintenance-related queries, triaging and logging planned and reactive requests across all sites.
    • Maintenance scheduling: produce the pre-planned maintenance schedule for all our properties, ensuring all necessary paperwork, operating procedures, and audit readiness are in place.
    • Compliance and updates: ensure all scheduled maintenance and reactive tasks are completed on time, with documentation stored and updated to meet compliance standards.
    • New maintenance regimes: develop and implement new maintenance processes as required.
    • Contractor coordination: manage contractor service schedules, liaise with both contractors and internal teams for maintenance tasks, and keep end users informed on issues and updates.
    • Monitor works: coordinate with the maintenance team, ensuring the necessary materials are purchased and the required work is performed.
    • Asset register: ensure that the asset register aligns with the planned maintenance schedule, keeping records accurate and up to date.
    • Reporting: develop and provide reports on reactive and planned works, compliance, and audit actions, ensuring the risk register is regularly

    We would love to hear from you if you have experience in this type of work. If you would like a confidential discussion about the role please contact KirstyB@quaker.org.uk.

    Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable and user-friendly application process. Reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.

    We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.

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  • Library & Archives Assistant

    Hours
    35 hours per week
    Salary
    £34,297 per annum
    Contract
    Full time, fixed-term for 6 months until Oct 2025
    Location
    Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1
    Closing date:
    9am, Thursday 27 March 2025
    Interview
    Monday 7 April 2025, Friends House NW1

    The Library of the Society of Friends is one of the largest libraries in the world relating to Quakers and their activities. Our collections provide resources for studying topics such as peace, prison reform, humanitarian relief, and the anti-slavery movement, as well as for the study of Quaker history, faith, thought, and practice. We are open to the public, Tuesday to Thursday, 10am to 5pm. More information can be found at www.quaker.org.uk/library.

    We are looking for a Library and Archives Assistant to work with our Library and Archives Team and provide the main service for Library users in our public reading room.

    The Library team is part of the charity Quakers in Britain. You can find out more about the work of the charity and the wider church at www.quaker.org.uk.

    Alongside the opportunity to transform the experience of Quakers across Britain, we offer a generous benefits package. To arrange an informal discussion of the role, please email Yoshika Kobayashi at YoshikaK@quaker.org.uk

    For details of how to apply, go to www.quaker.org.uk/jobs.

    Quakers are committed to equality and welcome applicants from all identities and backgrounds. Selection is based solely on skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. We aim to prevent age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, neurodivergence, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or social class from being a barrier to employment. We aim for an equitable and user-friendly application process. Reasonable adjustments can be made if needed. As a Quaker organisation we expect all applicants and employees to uphold our values.

    We are committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment guidelines.

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