Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Education Phase: Through School
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Application Deadline: Friday, 4th October 2024
About us
MacIntyre Academies' first school, which opened in September 2014, was developed in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council to offer many children who had previously attended out-of-county schools the opportunity to be educated and receive specialist support much closer to home. We provide 32 places for children and young people (aged 8 to 19) with autism and learning difficulties who are in need of specialist education, care, and support. In addition, the academy offers flexible residential opportunities including 52 week, term time, weekly, and shorter placements in the onsite Children’s Home, Endeavour House. An extended curriculum enables children to take part in after school activities as well as during the weekend and the school holiday periods.
Job Description
We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant/Handyperson to join this new and exciting Academy and Children’s Home.
Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the upkeep of Endeavour Academy School and Children’s Home (Endeavour House), with specific responsibilities for general maintenance, site security, and cleaning.
You will need to have awareness of health and safety and cleanliness of the workplace, handling and use of hazardous materials experience (COSHH), manual handling experience, and experience of carrying out general unskilled maintenance.
Previous experience of working within a school and holding an Apprenticeship, NVQ, or equivalent in cleaning or any other relevant trade would also be desirable.
In return, we can offer you:
1. Discretionary regional allowance of £1,000 (pro-rata)
2. Discretionary Special School Allowance £750 per annum (pro-rata role dependent)
3. Excellent Local Government Pension
4. MAT Life Day annually – we know life happens in term time too
5. Enhanced Sick Pay
6. Access to an excellent benefits and wellbeing package (including: retail, leisure, entertainment discounts, cycle to work scheme)
7. Free eye tests through SpecSavers
8. Free access to a confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme through Telus Health (including counselling)
9. Family friendly policies
10. Access to further professional development through the Trust’s Leadership Programmes
11. Self-service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information
12. Termly MAT CAP awards and recognition
13. Recommend a Friend Scheme £100 Voucher
14. Annual Big Thank You day for all employees
15. 20 trained Mental Health First Aiders across the schools
MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013, and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK ( It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess the suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children, or young people and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process. In line with the update to KSCIE 2022, MacIntyre Academies will carry out an online search of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed as part of their due diligence. This may involve a Google search of the candidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past three years. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online, this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage. *Salaries are based on Full-Time Equivalent and are pro-rata for part-time roles. Salaries are dependent on experience with the option of additional hours through the extended school provision.
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