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£24,027 - £26,835 + 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
The transformational effect of Avon Park School is consistently witnessed by parents, carers and professionals alike. The school’s ability to connect and engage with pupils is a result of its strong ethos of “high expectations and aspirations for every child” – and recently achieved an Outstanding rating by Ofsted.
All school staff, including teaching, pastoral and therapy, work in a truly collaborative way to ensure each pupil not only develops academically but also emotionally and personally. This ‘whole school’ commitment sees pupils with ADHD, ASD, Asperger’s or SEMH grow into capable and confident young people who want to succeed.
What we do for you
Benefits
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. You can find all our Schools here.
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