£24,796
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- £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
Opening in
Autumn term 2026, Ardenwood School will operate as the primary
campus of The Secret Garden School, an all through school, spanning
primary and secondary across two
sites.
Ardenwood is a
purpose-built, state-of-the-art primary campus and will cater for
up to 40 pupils with a wide range of needs, including autism and
social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting
opportunity serves Coventry and the wider communities; you are at
the heart of its
development.
Our aim is to
ensure that every pupil will continue to receive an outstanding
educational experience, with individual progress, care and
wellbeing at the centre of everything we
do.
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.
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. xsngvjr You can find all
our Schools here.
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