Maintenance Assistant

Wycombe Abbey; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Fee remission

CPD training

Sports centre access

Free eye tests

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Wycombe Abbey seeks a reliable Maintenance Assistant to support upkeep of the school estate. The role covers a range of practical tasks, room setups for events, and assisting with day-to-day operations to maintain a welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors.

You will report to the Deputy Estates Manager, work full-time with a probationary period, and may be required to work evenings, weekends or overtime to support school events and repairs.

Qualifications

• Carrying out minor repairs and maintenance tasks across the school estate.
• Assisting with room setups for lessons, events and activities.
• Providing support for school events and day-to-day operations.
• Helping maintain a safe and welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
• Adhering to safety and compliance requirements in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Carry out minor repairs and maintenance tasks.
• Assist with room setups for classes and events.
• Transport furniture/equipment as required.
• Support school events and activities.
• Escort contractors and monitor compliance checks.
• Maintain buildings and facilities to a high standard.

Skills

Maintenance tasks

Estate upkeep

Room setup

Event support

Safety checks

Job description

Wycombe Abbey seeks a reliable Maintenance Assistant to support the upkeep and maintenance of the School’s extensive estate. This varied and hands-on role is central to ensuring the smooth operation of the School, providing maintenance support across multiple departments, assisting with room setups and events, and helping to maintain a safe, efficient and welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors.

Reports to: Deputy Estates Manager.

Contract: This is a full-time, permanent contract. The first three months will be a probationary period.

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week on a rotating shift pattern.

Shift A: 7.00am – 3.00pm

Shift B: 10.00am – 6.00pm

During School holidays, shifts will operate between 7.00am – 3.00pm or 8.00am – 4.00pm. Evening work, Saturday mornings and occasional Sunday work are required as part of the normal working pattern. Additional overtime may be required to support School events, urgent repairs and adverse weather conditions.

Salary: £27,544 per annum.

As Maintenance Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operation of the School estate. Responsibilities include carrying out minor repairs and maintenance tasks, assisting with room setups, transporting furniture and equipment, supporting School events, escorting contractors, undertaking compliance checks and helping ensure that buildings and facilities are maintained to a high standard. This role would suit a proactive and adaptable individual who enjoys practical work, takes pride in delivering excellent service and is comfortable working independently and as part of a team.

Wycombe Abbey is a world class full-boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11–18.

We have been at the forefront of girls’ boarding education for over 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School’s hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world-class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.

The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills and attractive towns such as Marlow, Henley-on-Thames and Beaconsfield. Heathrow is also just 20 miles away plus good transport links to other London airports.

Benefits of working at Wycombe Abbey include:

• Enrolment in the School’s generous pension scheme
• Fee school remission at Wycombe Abbey and selected prep schools
• Generous CPD training and development scheme
• Free use of the Sports Centre
• Free eye tests
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date for applications: 19 August 2026

Interview date: 26 August 2026

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare all unspent convictions and conditional cautions, and any spent convictions or adult cautions that are not protected, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.

Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.