Maintenance Operative

Permanent, Full-Time (37.5 Hours per week)

A flexible working pattern will be between the hours of 6:00 am to 7:00 pm as per the needs of the business.

Salary: £24,294-£25,545 (pending pay award)

Additional on call allowance of up to £135 per week on a rota

The Remarkable Group has been established for over 50 years, providing the highest quality services for autistic young people. Wargrave House School (ages 5 – 16) & Ascent College (ages 16 – 25) operate a non-maintained special school and independent specialist college with an excellent reputation for delivering outstanding education and care to Autistic young people. We are the first national provider to receive Beacon status from the National Autistic Society.

We are looking to appoint a confident and reliable Maintenance Operative who boasts a variety of maintenance skills and knowledge of health and safety.

You will be responsible for undertaking routine and ad-hoc maintenance duties throughout the site so a strong background and experience in these areas is essential. You will also be a key holder and participate in a standby rota therefore; you must be willing to attend to call outs at unsociable hours. You will be available to lock and open the buildings when required. The use of your own vehicle is necessary as you will be expected to travel to different sites to support our activities.

We are looking for someone who;

• has at least five years hands on experience of undertaking a variety of maintenance/caretaker/Health and Safety tasks and working with a variety of people including contractors, preferably in an educational environment.
• is a self-starter with the ability to prioritise your workload, meet deadlines and work unsupervised you will be able to forge positive relationships and have a strong commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care.

If you are committed to providing the very best to support positive outcomes for our young people, we would welcome an application from you. A full job description and personal specification can be found on our website.

What we offer 

In return, we offer a Group Personal Pension, subsidised lunch, Employee Assistance Programme, additional annual leave for long service, company sick pay and enhanced maternity pay.

To apply

Please note applications will only be accepted on the official application form emailed to recruitment@remarkable-autism.org

In accordance with recent updates to KCSIE 2023 (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance, we will be performing online searches and requesting references for all shortlisted candidates.

Please note: We will require proof of right to work in the UK and qualifications at interview stage. If this is not provided you may not be interviewed.

Closing Date: Sunday 2nd June 2024

Interviews: Tuesday 11th June 2024