Maintenance & Estates Technician – Schools & Homes

Aspris Children's Services; Monmouth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Healthcare cash plan

Exclusive rewards platform

Learning and development opportunities

Refer a friend bonus

Cycle to work scheme and gym

Job summary

Aspris Children's Services seeks a Maintenance Assistant to join our Estates team at Talocher School, supporting both school and residential homes. You will help keep environments safe, well‑maintained and welcoming for young people and staff.

The role involves coordinating contractor works, ensuring maintenance quality and safety, and maintaining records. A proactive, independent approach and good numeracy/literacy are valued, with experience in building, plumbing, electrical or mechanical

Qualifications

• Have a keen eye for detail and are able to effectively prioritise tasks.
• Are able to use your initiative and can confidently work independently.
• Have good basic numeracy & literacy skills.
• Take a friendly, customer‑focused approach with strong teamwork skills.
• Experience in building, plumbing, mechanical or electrical maintenance would be a bonus, but it's not essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the school and homes are maintained to a high standard.
• Help keep our sites safe, welcoming, and looking their best.
• Ensure grounds are maintained to a great standard.
• Coordinating works undertaken by external contractors as necessary.
• Overseeing the quality of maintenance works undertaken by external contractors, ensuring that they are completed safely, in accordance with Aspris policy and statutory regulations.
• Supporting health & safety and helping us stay audit-ready.
• Advising and supporting the school and homes to ensure that maintenance records and compliance documentation are completed accurately.
• Taking a pro‑active, hands‑on approach to keep everything running smoothly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Initiative

Independent working

Numeracy

Literacy

Teamwork

Customer focus

Job description

Aspris Children's Services seeks a Maintenance Assistant to join our Estates team at Talocher School, supporting both school and residential homes. You will help keep environments safe, well‑maintained and welcoming for young people and staff.

The role involves coordinating contractor works, ensuring maintenance quality and safety, and maintaining records. A proactive, independent approach and good numeracy/literacy are valued, with experience in building, plumbing, electrical or mechanical