Establishment: The Deaf Academy Location: Exmouth, Devon Salary: 25444.00 Department: Finance & Resources Job Type: Full Time
Closing Date: 10/10/2025 09:00 Interview Date: 17/10/2025 Start Date: Depending on candidate availability
Contract Type: Permanent Contract Term: AYR - All year round Hours per Week: 37.00 Weeks per Year: 52.140 Pay Grade: TDA Pay scale | TDA17
We are committed to enabling all our students to excel educationally. Come and join our great facilities team, responsible for maintaining our award-winning buildings and grounds.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic person to join our Academy team in maintaining our site grounds and premises. This role will be part of a team that covers all 3 of our academy sites in Exmouth in assisting with their general maintenance, porterage, and security.
The Deaf Academy provides specialist education and care tailored to the individual needs of Deaf young people. Our campus opened in 2020 and has 3 buildings and wonderful grounds, and is a short walk from Exmouth beach. This is a full-time role working all year round, the academy offers great benefits of 30 days annual leave a year alongside a Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution, and great training and development opportunities.
What to expect from the role:
* The general maintenance of all Academy owned external areas across three local sites (grass, hedge, weeding, MUGA pitch and cleaning of filters)
* Maintaining the premises so it stays safe and accessible (gritting, clearing paths, guttering, small maintenance tasks such as putting up shelving, repairing items)
* Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults responsible for (or come into contact with) in accordance with the Academy’s Safeguarding Policy & Procedures.
About you:
* Relevant experience in a similar role
* Working knowledge of current H&S legislation, ensuring safe working practices
* Able to use basic IT systems in order to complete training, to record tasks
* Initiative in problem-solving and the ability to work without supervision
* Effective team member
* Ability to prioritise tasks and manage own time effectively
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults; as such an enhanced DBS check is required. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected. The Academy is a Disability Committed Employer in promoting diversity and inclusion for all its students and staff. The Academy is also signed up to the Armed Forces Covenant in supporting ex-service personnel in recognising their skills and experience.
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