Maintenance & Safety Lead — Schools & Homes

Aspris; The Narth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Healthcare & wellbeing

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Learning & development

Refer a friend bonus

Cycle to work & gym

Job summary

Aspris Children's Services is seeking a compassionate Maintenance Assistant to join our Estates team at Talocher School, serving the school and nearby residential homes. You will help create safe, nurturing environments for our young people and colleagues and will be provided with a vehicle and tools.

You should be practical, detail‑oriented and comfortable taking the initiative, with solid numeracy and literacy.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Ability to use initiative and work independently.
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Friendly, customer-focused approach and good teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school and homes to a high standard.
• Keep sites safe, welcoming, and well presented.
• Maintain grounds to a good standard and advise site staff.
• Coordinate works by external contractors.
• Oversee quality and safety of contractor works.
• Support health and safety and maintain compliance records.
• Proactively keep everything running smoothly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Task prioritization

Initiative

Numeracy skills

Teamwork & customer service

Job description

Aspris Children's Services is seeking a compassionate Maintenance Assistant to join our Estates team at Talocher School, serving the school and nearby residential homes. You will help create safe, nurturing environments for our young people and colleagues and will be provided with a vehicle and tools.

You should be practical, detail‑oriented and comfortable taking the initiative, with solid numeracy and literacy.