Maintenance Manager

Aspris; Shrivenham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Maintenance Manager, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and compliance of a new school dedicated to supporting autistic children. This exciting position involves overseeing site management, conducting health and safety audits, and working closely with school leadership to maintain a safe and welcoming environment. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a nurturing setting that empowers young people to thrive academically and personally. If you're passionate about creating positive change and ensuring high standards of safety, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme

Blue Light discount card

Comprehensive induction

Ongoing training and career progression

Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing health and safety compliance in educational settings.
• Strong communication skills for liaising with school leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site compliance and health and safety audits.
• Manage maintenance requests and ensure timely completion.

Skills

Health and Safety Compliance

Risk Assessment

Site Management

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant Health and Safety Certification

Experience in Maintenance Management

Tools

Health and Safety Auditing Tools

Job description

Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide. We are recruiting for a Maintenance Manager to join us in opening a new school for autistic children and young people (opening September 2025).

We are looking for a Maintenance Manager to be responsible for all aspects of site compliance, ensuring all documentation, RA and Checks are up to date and leading Health and Safety audits for both schools.

At Aspris Ridgeway School, we will empower pupils to reach their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment. We strive to inspire confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning, ensuring each student thrives both academically and personally.

The purpose of our school is to help prepare young people to make a successful transition into adulthood with the resilience and the necessary skills to live as independently as possible and participate in their local community. We seek to increase achievement and independence to give our students the best possible opportunities to gain employment or access further education and enable them to go on to live the life they choose.

What will Aspris Ridgeway look like?

• Aspris Ridgeway School will be a centre of autism expertise and excellence, educating up to 60 pupils aged 7-19 with identified autism needs and in receipt of an EHCP.
• A welcoming school environment with clearly defined specialist therapy and teaching areas, staffed and resourced to meet individual complex needs.
• A school with strong leadership and governance.
• A provider of opportunities that engage young people in appropriate learning, so they achieve outstanding progress relative to their starting points.
• A provider of a highly individualised, therapeutic based curriculum which prepares pupils with skills for lifelong learning.

We aim to open initially with Y5 and Y6 pupils. We are therefore looking for outstanding primary teachers to join us on this exciting journey.

Responsibilities Include:

• Checking and completing all site documentation and supporting whole site H&S Audits.
• Supporting and advising the Headteacher on the health and safety checks and ensuring they are fully completed within required timescales.
• Regular review of all Risk Assessments to be completed in conjunction with the audits making sure that they are site specific and up to date.
• To ensure that the management and maintenance of the school buildings and environment are effectively undertaken.
• Proactively identifies and reports damage, faults and other related issues (and then actions as agreed) to ensure that environmental conditions continue to meet quality standards and statutory regulations.
• Being the main contact for the Headteacher to communicate any maintenance job requests and delegating them appropriately within the team.
• Works within the school's set budget to ensure the team is completing all tasks assigned.

Our Benefits Include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme.
• Blue Light discount card.
• Comprehensive induction.
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression.
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS.
• Wellbeing support.
• Cycle to work scheme and more!

If you would like an informal chat about this exciting role, or to organise a visit, please give Robyn a call on 07720891703 / email [e-mail].

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.