Harmeny Education Trust is a charitable organisation providing therapeutic care and education to children who have experienced early years trauma through abuse, neglect and family disruption, referred from all over Scotland. We currently work with children and young people aged 5-18, both on a day and all-year-round residential basis. Our core service, Harmeny School, comprises: · An education service, which includes an outdoor learning team. · A care service, with five residential cottages and one day service cottage. The service also includes a therapies manager coordinating evidence informed approaches for a variety of our staff. · Support services, made up of finance, estates, catering and domestic services, fundraising, IT, HR, learning and development, and admin teams. Harmeny is committed to achieving the highest possible standards of care and education and to continuously improving our work. We have recently developed a practice framework, The Harmeny Way, which describes the unique combination of therapeutic approaches used to guide our work and ensure consistent practice with children and young people placed with us. We are currently seeking an Estates Maintenance Assistant to join Harmeny on a full-time employed basis. Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the successful applicant will work as part of a team to ensure that all planned and reactive hard, soft and building fabric maintenance and repairs are completed to a high standard across the estate’s properties and grounds, whilst adhering to legislation, health and safety standards and Harmeny policies and procedures. Applicants must have and be able to demonstrate previous experience, knowledge and skills gained in a multi-skilled maintenance role, particularly in relation to maintenance and facilities services, preferably in a similar environment. The successful applicant will be part of a small team working in a busy environment. Excellent organisational skills and a proactive approach to maintenance are therefore key requirements for the role. A strong customer focus and proven ability to communicate well and build productive relationships with people at all levels are essential. The post-holder will work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm with an unpaid lunch break of one hour. The salary for the role is £27,092 to £29,416 per annum. Harmeny is a values-led organisation and a good fit with our ethos is as important to us as having relevant experience. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with a background in maintenance to join a friendly organisation making a difference to the lives of our remarkable children. We are highly committed to the professional development of all our employees, and as well as a comprehensive induction the successful candidate will have access to training and development opportunities.