Maintenance Technician
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, full year contract
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Salary: £26,665.60 - £28,849.60 depending on experience
Start Date: As soon as possible
The School
As part of our growth strategy, The Education group is pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for young neurodivergent people aged 11-16. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing.
The Role:
Reporting to the School Business Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that all matters relating to the continuous operation, maintenance, and cleanliness of the buildings, grounds, and equipment. You will need to ensure a high-quality site service is provided at all times that encompasses the safeguarding, health, safety, and general well-being of every person accessing the site. Working with the central estates department, you will also support the development of the services through site expansion projects and integrating new, converted, and established buildings.
You will be an essential pillar in enabling our children and young people to achieve their full potential.
Key Accountabilities
Working with both central teams and local Senior Management, ensure reactive maintenance, repairs, and refurbishments are undertaken across the site and any associated properties and that grounds are maintained and developed to a high standard, working within agreed operational budgets. Any works to the estate must be in keeping with the character of the building with planning permission/building regulation approvals obtained where required.
1. Contribute to the planning for and supervise projects on site for planned CAPEX projects, supporting on-time and in-budget completion by working with contractors as well as undertaking work personally and through effective delegation to the outsourced FM provider.
2. Carry out routine Health and Safety tasks including: weekly fire alarm checks; legionella management; safeguarding requirements; all other compliance requirements; and produce and/or oversee risk assessments relating to the site and/or maintenance activities. All required checks must be recorded appropriately in a legible format available for inspection.
3. Understand and ensure the implementation of the group Health and Safety policy, Emergency and Fire Procedures.
4. Through leading by example following the Companies way in relation to values and behaviours, provide effective leadership to the outsourced maintenance and cleaning team members, in order to maintain an effective and flexible team with high morale.
5. Work with the School Business Manager to implement, monitor, and update SLA's in relation to Cleaning, Waste and Pest Control, Buildings and Asset Maintenance, Health and Safety, Security, and Utilities.
6. Manage and update all relevant information systems following company policies and procedures for the secure and appropriate management of data.
7. Undertake all responsibilities for maintenance and grounds in line with company policies, procedures, and the company ethos and values. Ensure all training needs are identified and resolved.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidates must:
* Proven experience working in a similar role.
* Full UK Driving License.
* Previous management of premises and needs of those accessing buildings, grounds, and equipment (previous experience of working within education and special needs settings preferred).
* Competent and knowledgeable of basic building repairs and maintenance and grounds maintenance, with the ability to effectively delegate and monitor the work of others.
* Proven success in working to tight deadlines.
* Qualified First Aider (desirable).
* Health and Safety qualifications e.g. Working at Height, Manual Handling, COSHH etc (desirable).
* Hold an additional trade/skill such as electrical, plumbing, carpentry, or painting/decorating (desirable).
* Effective communication and customer service skills. Additionally, the ability to liaise with staff at all levels of technical knowledge.
* Have good problem-solving abilities.
* Be exemplary in attention to detail and high standards of work.
* IT skills are essential to operate our internal audit systems and asset management.
* Have a flexible and adaptable working approach, including organizing and managing priorities.
* Being empathic and sensitive to a wide range of individuals with complex needs is essential.
* Be enthusiastic, pro-active, and keen to be involved in the life of our school.
* Be willing to work unsociable hours when required.
* Ability to react calmly and quickly in an emergency.
* Willingness and ability to engage positively with our young people.
* Be committed to being neuro-informed and neuro-affirmative as expected by all our staff and be able to communicate effectively with our young people.
If you have any questions about the role, please get in touch with Finley from Blackstone Recruitment.
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