Maintenance Assistant

Aspris Children's Services; Highbridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward discount scheme

Blue Light Card

Training and career progression

Teacher pension scheme

PVG/DBS

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Sedgemoor Manor School is recruiting a Maintenance Assistant to join the maintenance team, handling reactive day-to-day upkeep on site and the grounds. You will liaise with contractors on site and assist management with ad-hoc requests.

The role is five days a week and may be spread across the weekend if desired. Aspris Children's Services emphasizes safeguarding and provides ongoing training, with opportunities for progression within a specialist day school community for young people with

Qualifications

• Previous maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of COSHH and workplace health and safety; training provided.
• Organised, adaptable and thorough in approach.
• Ideally experience in plumbing, electrical, carpentry or plastering.

Responsibilities

• Carry out reactive day-to-day maintenance issues within the site and grounds.
• Liaise with contractors on site and assist management as needed.
• Support other homes in the community as required.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Health & safety knowledge

Organised

Adaptable

Thorough

Tools

COSHH knowledge

Job description

Sedgemoor Manor School are recruiting for a Maintenance Assistant to join their maintenance team. We are looking for a passionate handyperson and an enthusiastic DIYer, who will carry out reactive day-to-day maintenance issues within the site and their grounds. You will also assist in supporting our other homes in the community, liaising with contractors when on site and ad-hoc requests from management as and when necessary.

This role is for five working days - these hours could be completed across the weekend if desired.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light Card
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Teacher pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

Sedgemoor Manor is a specialist day school for young people who have needs associated with a diagnosis on the autistic spectrum/SPLD and are aged between 7 and 19 years. Our tailored approach means we can support young people with a wide range of learning difficulties. We accept that young people who are referred to us may have previously experienced a 'cycle of failure' and our aim is to have a transformational impact on their lives by them experiencing a 'culture of success'. We support all young people to achieve successful outcomes so that they can progress to experience fulfilling and rewarding lives.

The following skills would be of benefit to the role:

• Previous experience in a maintenance position
• A good knowledge of COSHH and health and safety in the workplace, however training will be provided
• You will be organised, adaptable and thorough in your approach to work

Ideally, you will have experience in some of the following areas: plumbing, electrical, carpentry, plastering (qualifications are not essential).

As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

If you want to progress your career, Aspris Children's Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.