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Teaching Vacancies; Totnes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to company vehicle

Job summary

The Academies for Character and Excellence (ACE) is seeking a proactive Trust Repair & Maintenance Technician to maintain school sites in Devon and Somerset. You will join the Estates Team, ensuring buildings are safe, compliant, and well-kept, with responsibilities spanning carpentry, electrical, plumbing, and general maintenance.

We value a proactive, organised individual with a commitment to excellence and safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Excellent experience in multiple trades and a strong working knowledge of Health & Safety policies and regulations.
• A good understanding of COSHH and ability to work within these constraints.
• Ability to interact in a friendly and professional manner with staff, visitors, pupils and parents at all sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient maintenance service across a wide range of tasks.
• Carry out planned Preventative Maintenance Programme (PPM) and breakdown repairs.
• Oversee installations, minor alterations and testing of services with training provided.
• Identify major items for repair and report to Premises Manager.
• Organise and supervise contractors working on site and manage stock levels.

Skills

Multi-trade experience

Health & Safety knowledge

COSHH understanding

Staff interaction

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is your chance to be part of an innovative and supportive team that puts its mission at the heart of everything it does. As our Trust Repair & Maintenance Technician, you’ll enjoy:

• Opportunities for growth and career progression
• A flexible and engaging role
• The satisfaction of making a real difference to children’s education
• A welcoming workplace where your contribution is valued
• Access to a company vehicle for your duties

Following growth within the Trust we are looking to appoint a highly skilled Trust Repair & Maintenance Technician to cover our school sites in Devon. The core purpose of the role will be to ensure that our schools’ sites are well maintained and compliant in health, safety and estates management.

You will be a part of our essential Estates Team ensuring that our buildings are maintained to a high quality and kept in a safe working condition. The role covers a number of varied tasks where skills in carpentry, fixing locks, electrical work, plumbing, drainage, painting and decorating are required.

What You’ll Be Doing

Providing an efficient maintenance service, carrying out work of a wide-ranging nature through the following areas: -

• The planned Preventative Maintenance Programme (PPM)
• Breakdown and repair
• Possible alterations to services
• Skilled fault finding
• Testing and re-verification of services (subject to training)
• Possible installation of electrical systems, equipment and fixtures
• Report and upload documentation on the company compliance system (training provided)
• Deal with minor security/ safety issues in a timely manner
• Identifying and reporting major items for repair to the Premises Manager
• Responsible for monitoring and managing control of resources and stock levels
• Organising and overseeing contractors carrying out works on site

What We’re Looking For

We need a proactive and organised individual with a commitment to excellence and a passion for maintaining safe and inspiring learning environments. You’ll need:

• Excellent experience in multiple trades, and with a strong working knowledge of Health & Safety policies and regulations
• A good understanding of COSHH and be confident to work within these constraints
• The ability to interact in both a friendly and professionally manner with staff, visitors, pupils and parents at all sites.

What the school offers its staff

Why Join ACE?

At ACE, we don’t just talk about our values—we live them. As part of our team, you’ll be contributing to an exceptional Trust that’s transforming the educational landscape. We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and our staff and volunteers are at the heart of this mission. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Join Our Vision for Excellence and become the Trust Repair & Maintenance Technician at The Academies for Character and Excellence!

Are you ready to take your career to the next level and make a meaningful impact on the lives of children across Devon? The Academies for Character and Excellence (ACE) is a thriving and dynamic multi-academy trust of twenty Primary Schools spanning Devon and Somerset. We're growing fast and committed to creating exceptional schools built on our shared core values: Collaboration, Community, Integrity, Equity, and Uncompromising Excellence.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.