Overview
and Responsibilities
Maintenance Assistant – Aurora Wilden View
Location: Torton, Kidderminster
Salary: £,. - £,. actual annual salary
Hours: hours a week – full year
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.
About Aurora Wilden View
Are you ready to make a transformative impact in the lives of young people with SEMH needs and associated challenging behaviour linked to Autistic Spectrum Conditions? Do you have the ambition and drive to inspire the next generation who have already experienced a turbulent time prior to joining us? Can you be their stability and their champion? If so, we want you to join our dynamic and collaborative team at Aurora Wilden View!
Aurora Wilden View is a beautiful, purposeful school set in a acre site with huge potential as we celebrate our one year anniversary since opening. We want to offer the best for our young people and this means enhancing our curriculum offer and ensuring our young people have access to a wide range of pathways to allow them to move to the next stage of their development.
The role:
As our Maintenance Assistant, you will assist in maintaining the site by undertaking a range of maintenance/grounds tasks under direction and supervision. Duties are likely to include undertaking all types of general repairs/renewal in maintenance related issues, painting and decorating, grounds maintenance such as grass cutting/clearing and planned maintenance works.
The role requires emphasis on Health & Safety relevant to the premises ensuring that the building and grounds are fit for purpose for students and staff to enable them to fulfil their roles.
Key Duties
Duties to include (but not limited to)the following:
1. Assist in routine Maintenance work and new works in line with service needs and as required by your line manager.
2. Assist in all aspects of building and grounds Maintenance.
3. Assist in keeping all external areas tidy and free of litter in conjunction with the domestic team.
4. Assist in securing the buildings and site as required by your line manager.
5. Assist in maintaining equipment, ensuring that any defects are reported to your line manager and via the appropriate reporting systems.
6. Assist in general maintenance as appropriate and as directed by your line manager
7. Work in a manner that promotes the health and safety of all staff and students.
Please see the link below for our full job description:
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidate qualities:
8. Experience working within an educational setting is desirable, although not essential.
9. General maintenance and grounds knowledge and experience.
10. Experience and ability to use a range of tools and equipment to carry out routine maintenance tasks. (This may include carpentry, painting and decorating, repairs to furniture or the building, ‘making good areas’)
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
11. Full training and continued support
12. Opportunity to gain qualifications, which will be funded by us!
13. Perkbox subscription
14. Life assurance and Enhanced pension scheme
15. Car lease scheme
16. Bike to work scheme
17. Free parking
18. Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
Apply/Enquiries
If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact