Facilities Associate

A great first step into a professional career

This is an opportunity to start your career in a role that really matters.

Were hiring a Facilities Associate to join our Facilities team. This role is designed for someone at the start of their career who wants to learn how a business operates day-to-day build confidence in a professional environment and develop practical skills that can open doors across Operations Workplace Management and Health & Safety.

This is a 100% office-based role where youll be working on-site every day as part of a hands-on team that keeps our workplaces running smoothly.

You dont need previous Facilities experience. Youll be supported trained and guided -what matters most is your attitude reliability and willingness to learn.

Why This Role Matters

Facilities plays a vital role in keeping the business running smoothly.

The team sits at the heart of the organisation supporting every department by making sure our offices are:

• Safe and compliant
• Clean organised and ready to use
• Fully operational for teams and visitors
• Supported by reliable services and suppliers

Because this is an on-site role youll see the impact of your work in real time - helping create an environment where people can do their best work every day.

When this works well people can focus on their jobs collaborate effectively and deliver great outcomes for our customers.

Your work will directly improve the day-to-day experience of colleagues across the business -even from your first day.

Why This Role Is a Brilliant Place to Start

Every small task makes a difference.
Every well-prepared space supports someones work.

In this role youll be physically present in the office helping keep everything running -setting up spaces supporting day-to-day operations and making sure everything is where it should be.

Youll learn how a workplace functions how different teams rely on each other and how your contribution supports the wider business.

Its a role where you can:

• Build confidence quickly
• Learn practical transferable skills
• See the impact of your work every day

Many people use this type of role as a starting point to move into Facilities Operations or other business areas over time.

About the Team Youll Join

Youll join a friendly and supportive Facilities team of five people.

The team is known for:

• Helping each other and sharing knowledge
• Taking time to explain how things work
• Supporting new starters as they learn
• Creating a positive and well-run working environment

Youll also work with teams across the business -giving you great exposure early in your career.

This team plays an important role in the business and offers a strong foundation for future progression.

What Youll Be Doing

With training and support youll gradually take ownership of your responsibilities including:

• Helping keep office spaces clean organised and ready for use
• Setting up meeting rooms for teams and visitors
• Supporting basic maintenance tasks and reporting any issues
• Managing access passes for staff visitors and contractors
• Booking maintenance requests using simple systems
• Working with cleaning and maintenance providers to ensure standards are met
• Supporting health & safety activities and keeping records up to date
• Helping with office events and general day-to-day tasks
• Providing occasional reception cover when needed

You may also travel between nearby office locations from time to time depending on business needs.

Youll never be expected to know everything straight away -learning and asking questions is encouraged.

What Were Looking For

This role is open to people at the start of their career and were deliberately flexible on background.

You could be a great fit if you:

• Are leaving education or looking for your first office-based role
• Are happy working on-site in an office environment full-time
• Have some experience of helping people -this could be retail hospitality part-time work or volunteering
• Take pride in doing tasks properly and keeping things organised
• Are reliable and happy to take responsibility
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with others
• Enjoy being part of a team and supporting shared goals
• Are willing to learn and try new things

• You dont need previous Facilities experience.
• A degree is welcome but not essential.

What matters most is your attitude -being dependable proactive and open to learning.

What Youll Gain

• A clear and supportive entry point into a professional role
• Practical hands-on experience in workplace operations
• Confidence working in an office environment
• Training and support from experienced colleagues
• Exposure to different teams across the business
• Opportunities to grow and progress over time

Our Application Process

We keep things simple supportive and transparent.

1 Apply online
Submit your CV and answer a few short questions so we can learn more about you.

2OnlineAssessments
Youll submit a few short fair assessments to help us learn how you think and work.

3 Follow-Up Interview
Choose the format that works best for you:

• AI Interview (recommended): A short on-demand video interview (around 15 minutes) completed at a time that suits you
• Live Interview: A short Microsoft Teams call with one of our recruiters

After this youll have a relaxed check-in with a Talent Partner. This isnt another interview -its a chance to ask questions learn more about the role and understand what its like to build a career here.

4 Group Assessment (Slough / Heathrow Approach office date TBC 2026)
A friendly in-person group session focused on teamwork and collaboration.

No preparation needed -just bring your enthusiasm.

If youre looking for a meaningful first step real responsibility and a role where you can learn by being hands-on every day this could be the start of something special.

INDAD

As one of the UKs largest privately held software companies IRIS Software Group exists to simplify the lives of businesses schools and organisations.

IRIS provides software solutions and services that substantially enhance operational compliance efficiency and accuracy empowering the users of our technology to look forward with certainty and confidence.

Over 4 million parents use our software to connect with their childs school 18% of UK employees are paid via an IRIS payroll solution 50000 SMEs use IRIS cloud bookkeeping and 21000 firms rely on us for legislative compliance.

Our operational software is the invisible but essential beating heart of our customers businesses supporting them in a range of objectives from maintaining legislative compliance to boosting engagement with stakeholders and enhancing productivity.

Its vital these mission-critical functions work first time every time.

Thats why IRIS helps businesses run the tough stuff stay compliant and get operational tasks done right first time every time so they can focus on productivity and growth.

IRIS is a company built on hiring the best people; our people are our greatest assets.

They enable us to be the innovative market-leading and high-performing company that we are today.

Were delighted to be certified as a Great Place to Work and one of the UKs Best Workplaces for Women.

These accolades confirm that our employees have a consistently positive experience at IRIS with the certifications considering employee wellbeing diversity and inclusion trust in management effective communication and recognition/reward.

IRIS is committed to engaging rewarding and empowering our employees and this is central to what we do.

This is why we work to create an environment where employees feel like they are part of a team.