Maintenance Supervisor

Witherslack Group; Sandbach; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Maintenance Supervisor, where your contributions will directly enhance the educational environment for young people. This exciting role involves supervising maintenance teams, ensuring the school grounds are safe and welcoming, and upholding high standards of health and safety. You'll be part of a new state-of-the-art school opening in April 2025, dedicated to providing exceptional educational experiences for students with diverse needs. If you are a proactive team player with a commitment to making a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

35 days holiday including bank holidays

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools and advice

Medical cover for appointments

High-street discounts

Beautiful working environments

Recommend a friend scheme with £1,000 bonus

Qualifications

• Experience managing a site and applying Health & Safety regulations.
• Maintenance skills from professional or DIY backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a skilled team for maintenance and repairs.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Site Management

Maintenance Skills

Team Support

Health & Safety Regulations

DIY Enthusiasm

Job description

time left to apply End Date: February 16, 2025 (24 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR101384

Huge Small Victories

Being a maintenance supervisor in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be doing your bit to make sure the school building is a great place to be for our young people.

Get out what you put in

You’ll supervise a skilled team to carry out maintenance and general repairs. Together, you’ll fix problems and keep school grounds neat and tidy. You’ll make sure the school meets Health & Safety regulations, undertake safety inspections and keep up to date with any issues. As Supervisor, you’ll liaise with the Regional Property Manager and support the Head Teacher at the school.

One of the best environments in SEND

Opening in April 2025, Cheshire Hall School is a purpose-built, brand new, state of the art school. The school provides education for up to 120 pupils aged 5-19 and caters to children with a wide range of needs including autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Sandbach and the wider communities, you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Have experience managing a site
• Maintenance skills either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
• Support a team of maintenance workers and contractors
• Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
• Know how to apply Health & Safety regulations
• Be willing to start the day early (8am)

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.