Maintenance Assistant

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​ Job title:       Maintenance Assistant

Salary:            £20,000 per annum

Location:        Underley Garden School, Kirkby Lonsdale

Hours:            40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract:     Permanent; Full Time

We are looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join our team at Underley Garden School based in Kirkby Lonsdale.

Main Purpose of the Job

The post holder will:

• Work within the Maintenance team to maintain a high standard of the internal and external areas across the site and support the proactive management of the school’s estate.
• Ensure all stakeholders benefit from high standards of service.
• Work within the Maintenance team to provide the school with a safe environment for all people – pupils, staff, visitors and contractors.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Previous experience of Maintenance work
• Good inter-personal skills
• Driving Licence

About Us

Underley Garden School is a large school with small class sizes, focusing on children and young people, aged 5-19, who have a range of complex needs associated with autism and learning disabilities, including complex communication, sensory and behavioural needs associated with their disabilities.

Our School adopts a holistic, person-centred approach to the development of our young people and endeavours to ensure that they achieve as high a standard as possible. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of education, care and therapy to meet the individual requirements of young people with complex special educational needs.

At Underley Garden, we aim to make a positive difference to the personal, social and learning lives of the people entrusted to our care.

Located near the market town of Kirkby Lonsdale on the edge of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales in a commutable distance of Lancaster, Cumbria and surrounding areas.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, 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:

• Travel / Petrol Allowance (£200 pa if under 10 miles and £450 pa if over 10 miles)
• 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.