Maintenance Assistant

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG! 

Job Title:         School Maintenance Assistant

Location:         Higford School, Shifnal, Telford

Salary:             up to £21,000 per annum

Hours:             37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract:         Permanent, Full time

We are looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join our fantastic team at Higford School!

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a Maintenance Assistant to work as a member of our on-site team to provide a robust maintenance and site management service to the school. Our Facilities Team provides a full maintenance, caretaking and health & safety service. Ideally, you will have a background trade, maintenance, or facilities experience.

Essential skills:

• Ability to implement and adhere to standards and procedures
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• A trade or maintenance background
• Resilience with the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate a high level of discretion and confidentiality
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills:

• Educational maintenance background
• Knowledge of health and safety and/or safe working practices
• First aid trained

About us

Higford School is a special day school for pupils who have a primary diagnosis of Autism. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who will often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

This is an exciting time to join Higford School. Having transformed from a care home with educational facilities we are now nearing completion of the complete refurbishment of the former care facilities into modern bespoke classrooms that fully meet the holistic needs of our expanding student numbers.

We offer a unique and stimulating environment where every pupil can make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. From our nurturing approach for primary pupils through to the relaxed working environment of the older pupils, all students are encouraged to reach high standards in every aspect of their lives.

Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. They are, however, able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.

This does however present a number of challenges for the catering team. You will need patience, understanding and a flexible attitude in what is a challenging environment.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. 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 Options Autism?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 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

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.

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