Site Assistant

WG060 Witherslack Group Ltd; Hinckley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Induction training

35 days holiday

Medical cover

Wellbeing resources

Life insurance

Job summary

The Witherslack Group is seeking a maintenance worker to support a SEMH primary school in the United Kingdom. You will perform general repairs, drive school vehicles, and maintain the grounds to ensure a safe, welcoming environment for pupils.

You will receive safeguarding training, a 35-day holiday entitlement including bank holidays, and a range of benefits as part of a supportive, purpose-driven team.

Qualifications

• Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast.
• Be a team player who rolls up sleeves to help others.
• Willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general, day-to-day repairs to keep the school running.
• Drive the school vehicles and maintain them in good order.
• Keep school grounds and garden neat and tidy.

Skills

Maintenance skills

Team player

Health & Safety

Driving

Job description

£24,796 - £27,694 + Excellent Benefits Huge Small Victories

Being a maintenance worker 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 do all the general, day-to-day repairs needed to keep our school up and running, drive the school vehicles and keep them in good working order, as well as making sure the school grounds and garden are kept neat and tidy. You’ll also be a familiar, friendly face, this means our young people will sometimes stop to chat to you so we’ll give you some training on child safeguarding to give you that extra confidence!

One of the best environments in SEND

Hinckley House school is a state of the art SEMH primary school recently opened in Autumn 24. As part of the Witherslack group the school is exceptionally well resourced and supported to ensure that every child receives the very best education and outcomes. We are looking for inspirational teachers and wider staff to help us realise our vision for delivering excellence.

What we do for you

With us, you’ll 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 – check out our benefits here
• 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 – check out our schools here
• 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 some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
• Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
• Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment
• Willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training

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.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

To view our ex-offenders policy please click here.

To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre.

You can find all our Schools here.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD

We are the highest Ofsted-rated provider in the country for special education and care.

Our teams are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

There’s lots of ups and downs, and to some of our young people, just sitting through a lesson can be a big win.

We call these huge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface, they add up to make a big difference.

We live and learn with children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (such as Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, or speech, language and communication needs), ADHD or complex learning needs.

We have the most joined-up model in SEN, the best environments and we are proud of what we do.

Mission

We are the leading provider of specialist education and care for children and young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, communication difficulties (autistic spectrum conditions; speech, language and communication needs), ADHD and complex learning needs.