Job Title: Estates Maintenance Team Member
Location: Longdon Hall School, Staffordshire, WS15 4PT
Salary: £24,375.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, 52 Week Contract
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
Purpose of the Role
To maintain the activities within the entire school site and properties which comprise educational and residential areas, main school building, staff residences, and surrounding grounds.
Main Responsibilities:
* Undertake porterage and handyperson duties, including moving goods and furniture, painting, minor repairs to property, fixtures, fittings, and equipment.
* Assist in ensuring that routine maintenance tasks are completed and log books are filled in where required.
* Ensure reactive grounds maintenance is dealt with in a timely and safe manner.
* Clear drains and gullies, general tidying, snow clearance, gritting, etc.
* Liaise with external contractors on work beyond the scope of general maintenance and ensure they are aware of any potential hazards connected with their presence on the premises, including escorting them when required.
* In conjunction with the Maintenance Supervisor and the Facilities Manager, ensure statutory checks are undertaken on boilers, water temperatures, etc., when required and the required paperwork is in place.
* Assist the Maintenance Supervisor and the Facilities Manager in monitoring project work and small maintenance projects.
* Assist with serviceability checks of the School vehicles, including oil, water, tyres, etc., and arrange regular servicing and MOT.
* Be responsible for the security of the premises and its contents, including the operation of fire alarms. You will undertake locking buildings, checking, and securing windows and internal doors.
About us
Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. Our dedicated team works together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
This opportunity is in Lichfield, which is within commutable distance of Cannock, Burton upon Trent, and surrounding areas.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils. 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 Acorn Education?
Benefits
* 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.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
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