Maintenance Assistant
Wetheringsett Manor School
Suffolk
- £20,000 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 July 2022
Job overview
Job Title: Maintenance Assistant
Location: Wetheringsett Manor, Stowmarket
Salary: up to £20,000 per annum pro-rata
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Can you enrich the lives of young people as a Maintenance Assistant?
We are looking for a responsible, hands-on Maintenance Assistant to join our fantastic team at Wetheringsett Manor, Stowmarket. As Maintenance Assistant, you will help support our children and young people in their daily lives, by ensuring our sites are well maintained and equipped to meet their needs.
Overall purpose of Job:
Undertake general maintenance, emergency repairs and general upkeep of grounds at Wetheringsett Manor School
Co-ordination of the site support services including, security, fire safety and control, access, waste management, cleaning, grounds and gardens and call out duties
Assist the Facilities manager to ensure Wetheringsett Manor School is effectively managed and the requirements of Health & Safety legislation and school policy are understood and adhered to throughout
To supervise facilities operatives, cleaners and external contractors
To undertake various regular statutory checks as directed by line manager
Utilise, understand and update computer-based database software in order to ensure HSE and Building Records are maintained
About us
Wetheringsett Manor School is a new independent day SEMH School for up to 42 pupils aged 11-19. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
Wetheringsett Manor School, based in Suffolk, has been through significant refurbishment, opening to pupils in November 2020. The Manor House is located in 17 acres of parkland with wooded boundaries and sits on the edge of the village of Wetheringsett. The accommodation also provides several other buildings including a converted stable block, a cottage and two industrial units.
We pride ourselves in steering children in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.
Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. 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 Acorn Education & Care?
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 children 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 children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
About Wetheringsett Manor School
- Wetheringsett Manor School
- Church Street, Wetheringsett-Cum-Brockford, Stowmarket
- Suffolk
- IP14 5QX
- United Kingdom
Wetheringsett Manor School is a new independent, day SEMH School for up to 66 pupils aged 11-19. Wetheringsett Manor School site is currently going through significant refurbishment and is based in Suffolk, East Anglia. The Manor House is located in 17 acres of parkland with wooded boundaries and sits on the edge of the village of Wetheringsett. The accommodation also provides several other buildings including a converted stable block, a cottage and two industrial units. This a great opportunity for us in the Suffolk area to expand and complement our current SEMH provisions that are struggling to facilitate for all referrals due to full capacity.
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