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Job Title: Maintenance Assistant
Acorn Park School, Norwich, NR16 2HU
Salary: Up to £28,000 per annum depending on experience
Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday. Shift A: 07:00–15:30; Shift B: 08:30–17:00
Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks
As part of our ongoing growth, we are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Maintenance Assistant to join our dedicated team at Acorn Park School, based in Banham, Norfolk.
We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Maintenance Assistant to support the ongoing upkeep and repair of our facilities. The ideal candidate will work closely with the maintenance team to carry out routine inspections, assist with repairs, and perform general maintenance tasks. This role is essential in helping maintain a clean, safe, and fully functional environment for all staff and visitors.
Ensure reactive maintenance is dealt with in a timely and safe manner
Have a proactive attitude to maintenance on a daily basis
Help to supervise works carried out by external contractors and service providers
Ensure Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed, including the reporting of incidents as appropriate.
To respond effectively to all repairs and maintenance, ensuring a safe and well cared for environment for all.
Help to prepare work schedules covering school holidays
Ensure that all buildings on site are secure and locked at the end of the school day
Prior experience in general maintenance, preferably in a school or similar setting
Working knowledge of basic maintenance tools and procedures
Respectful and professional behaviour, especially when working around children and young adults
Full UK Driving Licence
Acorn Park is a school for 98 pupils, who all have a primary diagnosis of Autism. Our Complex needs pupils are on the Semi-Formal Pathway which is highly personalised from their EHCP. We have a mixture of Day and Residential pupils as we have 8 co-located pupil’s homes on our 30 Acre site in rural Norfolk. On site, we also have a large Forest School and Animal Care Farm along with play facilities, a sports hall and sensory rooms.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Options Autism?
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.*
Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.