Estate Maintenance Assistant

Childhood First; Kent (WA); On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Childhood First is seeking an Estates Maintenance Specialist to maintain their therapeutic community facilities. The ideal candidate will have experience in building and estates work, along with good planning skills, whilst maintaining a friendly disposition around children. This is a full-time role with generous benefits including annual leave and a pension contribution.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Up to 6% employer pension contribution

Health benefit scheme

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in allied trades, building or estate works.
• Ability to prioritize workload and follow instructions.
• Friendly disposition while working around children.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance of buildings, grounds and properties.
• Uphold the estate to an appropriate standard.
• Work as part of a team or independently when required.

Skills

Planning skills

Knowledge of health and safety

Physical fitness

Organizational skills

Education

Recognized qualification in allied trades

Job description

Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Kent
Communities:
Greenfields House - Kent
Salary: £29,292 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 20th June 2025

Childhood First is a charity with a long and successful history of providing integrated programmes of care, education and treatment for traumatised children and young people. Greenfields Therapeutic Community comprises of Greenfields House, Gables House, Oakwood House and Greenfields School.

• 37.5 hours per week
• 25 days’ annual leave (exclusive of public holidays);
• Up to 6% employer pension contribution;
• Health benefit scheme
• Life assurance

We are seeking a thoughtful and multi-skilled professional to assist in the maintenance of our buildings, grounds and properties of Greenfields Therapeutic Community.

The person we are seeking will have good planning skills, qualifications and experience in building, estates, gardening or allied trades, knowledge of health and safety and will upkeep the estate to an appropriate standard. The following skills and abilities are also required;

– Prioritising workload in order to meet the demands of the community.
– A recognised qualification or minimum 5 yrs experience in allied trades, building and/or estate works.
– Good levels of physical fitness
– Accurate, methodical and well organised.
– Ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team or use own initiative when required.

As the post is servicing the homes and school the Estates Maintenance Specialist will be working amongst children and therefore are expected to have a friendly disposition whilst maintaining appropriate boundaries.

Closing date for completed applications: Friday, 20 June 2025

If you are interested in applying please find the Job description and person specification below.

Alternatively, please contact HR on 020 3326 4756.

Childhood First is committed to safeguarding children. We follow safer recruitment guidelines and all appointments will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and references.