Maintenance Technician

Emma Charlton; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Death in service

EAP

Pension matching

Meals provided

DBS update

Training opportunities

Job summary

Talbot House Children’s Charity is seeking an additional Maintenance Technician to join our team. Reporting to the HR Manager, you will work within a small team to maintain internal and external premises to a high standard, performing planned and reactive tasks while ensuring health and safety compliance.

Our school serves 70 pupils with EHCPs and complex needs. Hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance and repairs preferred.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a small team and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.
• Ensure premises comply with health and safety policies and procedures.
• Contribute to a safe, well‑maintained environment for staff, pupils and visitors.
• Assist with larger projects as required.

Job description

Talbot House Children’s Charity are looking to recruit an additional Maintenance Technician to join our team.

Reporting to the HR Manager, the role forms part of a team of three Maintenance Technicians. The Maintenance Team is responsible for maintaining the Charity’s internal and external premises to an exceptionally high standard. This includes carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, while ensuring full compliance with health and safety legislation, policies, and procedures. The role contributes to providing a safe, well-maintained, and fully functional environment for all staff, pupils, young people and visitors which will from time to time have involvement with larger scale projects, in addition to the hands on requirements of the role.

Our school is a non-maintained specialist school with a roll of 70 pupils, all with Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and complex needs. We have approximately 8 acres of land, and we are excited to continue to offer the best environment for our pupils to be successful.

Starting date is as soon as possible, pending your notice period.

Hours of work are: Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4.00pm.

Salary: £30,458.91 per annum, working 40 hours per week.

Please see our full job description and personal specification for full details.

Working at the Charity you will:

• receive death in service benefit, equal to 4 x basic salary.
• receive many additional benefits such as employer assist programme (EAP), GP and physio access and more.
• have the option of joining the Charity’s competitive pension scheme, matching contributions up to 6.75%.
• work in a bright and modern environment, with ample parking and grounds.
• be provided with meals while at work.be added to the DBS update service, paid for by the Charity.
• be offered opportunities to undertake training and gain qualifications relevant to the role.
• paid membership to Blue Light and membership to Charity Workers Discount.

If you have any queries regarding this position or the application process, please contact HR on: 0191 229 0111 or email: [e-mail]

Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday, 1 November 2026 (please note: we reserve the right to short list, interview and close this vacancy early, or extend the deadline, depending on the level of response).

Shortlisting: w/c: Weekly upon reception of applications.

If you have any queries regarding this position or the application process, please contact HR on 0191 229 0111 or email the HR Department at:

[e-mail]

Note: The Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment (see full policy details on our website). This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances and continued subscription to the DBS Update Service.