School Maintenance Engineer

Do you have experience in a property maintenance role?

Our Central Maintenance Team have a vacancy for a mobile Trust Maintenance Officer based in Nottingham covering our 22 Nottinghamshire sites. You will deliver outstanding maintenance and development services to our schools, will be enthusiastic, energetic, well-motivated and able to think outside of the box. You will use your initiative, experience and skills to provide a first-class service at all times. You will contribute towards development and maintenance plans and work with the Trust Maintenance Manager to ensure their effective implementation.

This role is practical, fast-paced and physical, but also hugely satisfying allowing the successful applicant to maintain buildings, facilities, equipment and plant to a high standard, designing and building innovative solutions that genuinely enhance the lives of staff and children in our care.

This is a permanent full time role starting working 37 hours per week, all year round.

About us

We are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire focussed on delivering high quality learning and teaching in a safe and nurturing environment.

About the role:

With relevant experience in a facilities maintenance role and with excellent attention to detail, you will have a good understanding of routine maintenance in a practical working environment ensuring that planned maintenance is carried according to schedules and that breakdowns are resolved quickly and efficiently and will have an awareness of current Health & Safety legislation.

You Will:

• Deliver outstanding maintenance and development services to our schools.
• Be enthusiastic, energetic, well-motivated and able to think outside of the box.
• Will use your initiative, experience and skills to provide a first-class service at all times.
• Have relevant experience in a facilities maintenance role.
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Experience, Qualifications and Knowledge
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a facilities maintenance role.
• Full UK driver’s licence with suitable trailer towing category.
• Ensure that all works, and projects are carried out within timescales as agreed with the Trust Maintenance Manager.
• Be a positive influence on the climate and culture of the Trust, support the Catholic Ethos and be a positive example at all times.

Why work for us?

We offer:

• A salary of £25,979 - £28,770 per annum (OLOL Band 4, Scale points 11 - 17)
• Company transport, PPE and workwear, laptop and mobile phone.
• Excellent ongoing training and professional support in your career development. Opportunity to work towards an industry qualification in Land-based or Environmental Services, including professional development into parallel roles including building maintenance and development.
• A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases
• Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme– emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
• Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
• Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.

To discuss the role and our Trust, please contact Darren Stevenson at 0115 8515454 or by email to contactus@ololcatholicmat.co.uk

Start date: To be agreed

Closing date: 3 June 2024 at 9.00am  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

We warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition. 

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