Site Assistant

Witherslack Group; Nuneaton; Ibrido; GBP 22.000 - 30.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Induction training

35 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Wellbeing tools

Medical cover

Excellent facilities

Refer-a-friend £1,000

Descrizione del lavoro

Witherslack Group is seeking a maintenance worker for Hinckley House school, part of our SEMH primary network. You will handle general repairs, drive school vehicles, and keep grounds tidy, while building trust with pupils through a friendly presence and safeguarding training.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, induction, 35 days holiday, flexible benefits, wellbeing support, medical cover, and a refer-a-friend scheme worth £1,000.

Competenze

• Maintenance skills, professional or DIY experience accepted.
• Willingness to undertake Health & Safety training.
• Good teamwork and communication with pupils and staff.
• Ability to purchase small maintenance items as needed.

Mansioni

• Carry out general repairs to keep the school in good working order.
• Drive school vehicles and ensure they are well maintained.
• Keep school grounds and garden neat and tidy.
• Engage with pupils as a familiar, friendly face and participate in safeguarding training.

Conoscenze

Maintenance skills

Team player

Can-do attitude

Small parts procurement

Descrizione del lavoro

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

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 - 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.

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