Carpenter
Wycombe Abbey
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £30,000 - £36,000
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 July 2024
Job overview
Wycombe Abbey is a world class school and is a place of educational excellence. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170-acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for over 650 girls aged 11-18.
This is an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Carpenter to become a member of Wycombe Abbey’s Maintenance Team who deliver exceptional support to a world class establishment.
The successful candidate will work to maintain, upkeep and improve the School’s property and equipment, conforming to the highest standards. Working within a team of general builders and another carpenter, you will provide support to colleagues and the wider maintenance team.
Hours: The post holder is required to work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Some mandatory overtime is required to support urgent defects and School events.
A one-hour unpaid lunch break is included in each day.
Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply Now”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com .
Closing date for applications: 11 July 2024
Interviews: 18 July 2024
We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.
Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.
About Wycombe Abbey
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Wycombe Abbey is an exceptional place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. Working here, you will be part of a world-class school and community of 420 staff and 650 pupils. We are committed to encouraging curiosity, bold ideas, innovation, leadership and delight in learning – not just in the pupils, but in our staff body too, both teaching and support staff. We are looking for people who can bring new ideas, a passion for their area of expertise, skills and enthusiasm that will enrich our community as well as encourage our pupils to do their best.
Life at Wycombe Abbey goes beyond the job title. We encourage staff to be fully involved in School life and offer a rewarding working environment, a generous employee benefits package, continuous professional development and an emphasis on staff wellbeing throughout your time with us. Whether you are a member of the teaching staff, House staff or support staff, you will be part of the whole team at Wycombe Abbey. Everyone at School plays their part in inspiring our pupils to strive for ambitious goals and to recognise that they can make a positive difference in the world, now and in the future.
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