Maintenance Assistant
Higford School
Shropshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Up to £21,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 October 2023
Job overview
How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?
Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).
If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!
Job Title: School Maintenance Assistant
Location: Higford School, Shifnal, Telford
Salary: up to £21,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week; Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Full time
We are looking for a Maintenance Assistant to join our fantastic team at Higford School!
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a Maintenance Assistant to work as a member of our on-site team to provide a robust maintenance and site management service to the school. Our Facilities Team provides a full maintenance, caretaking and health & safety service. Ideally, you will have a background trade, maintenance, or facilities experience.
Essential skills:
- Ability to implement and adhere to standards and procedures
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- A trade or maintenance background
- Resilience with the ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrate a high level of discretion and confidentiality
- Good interpersonal skills
Desirable Skills:
- Educational maintenance background
- Knowledge of health and safety and/or safe working practices
- First aid trained
About us
Higford School is a special day school for pupils who have a primary diagnosis of Autism. Our dedicated team, work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who will often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.
This is an exciting time to join Higford School. Having transformed from a care home with educational facilities we are now nearing completion of the complete refurbishment of the former care facilities into modern bespoke classrooms that fully meet the holistic needs of our expanding student numbers.
We offer a unique and stimulating environment where every pupil can make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education. From our nurturing approach for primary pupils through to the relaxed working environment of the older pupils, all students are encouraged to reach high standards in every aspect of their lives.
Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. They are, however, able to enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.
This does however present a number of challenges for the catering team. You will need patience, understanding and a flexible attitude in what is a challenging environment.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, 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:
- 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 pupils 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 pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.
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About Higford School
Higford is a DfE registered School, offering day and residential placements and has achieved Autism Accreditation with the National Autistic Society for Quality Autism provision. We offer adapted and differentiated access to the National Curriculum for students at key stage 2-4, supplemented by ASDAN programmes ‘New Horizons’ and ‘Transition Challenge’. For students at key stage 5 we offer a vocational and life-skills curriculum, based around the ASDAN ‘Personal Progress’ award, supplemented by additional units of work or accredited programmes as appropriate, including community
We offer an exceptional range of activities and amenities designed to promote the development of life skills and apply learning across a range of contexts. These include:
- Classrooms designed specifically for young people with autism and complex needs
- A ‘Sensory Hub’ made up of a range of different sensory rooms in which students can explore new sensory experiences and take control of their environments, including a water play room, wellbeing room, sensory room, health hub (incorporating sauna and gym) and soft play room
- A sports hall and ball-court for PE and sporting activities
- A bistro area for shared dining
- Outdoor facilities including a sunken trampoline, playground, climbing-frame, swings and extensive grounds where students can engage in adventurous physical activity
Our multi-disciplinary team approach offers a holistic service based on sound knowledge and understanding of autism and what works in supporting learning for people with Autism and additional needs. Our clinical team is based on-site and includes speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and nursing services. We offer a high ratio of staff to pupils, generally 1:1 support provided with a class of up to 5 students. All staff have comprehensive training, focusing on the specialist knowledge necessary to support the complex needs of our students.
We aim to ensure we support the development of young people who are: happy and confident with a positive self-esteem, able to learn independently and cooperatively, independent and sociable, able to communicate their feelings, wishes and needs and are able to make choices, manage their own behaviour and enjoy life.
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