Maintenance Operative

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: £22,369-£23,620 per annum NJC Points 7-10

To commence 4th September 2023 subject to satisfactory recruitment checks including Enhanced DBS

Wargrave House School & College is part of the newly named Remarkable Group; we have been established for over 50 years, providing the highest quality services for autistic children and young adults. We are at an exciting time in our organisation’s development as we move towards a new group structure.

We are looking to appoint a flexible and reliable Maintenance Operative who boasts a variety of maintenance skills and holds relevant health and safety qualifications.

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 hands on experience of undertaking a variety of maintenance work 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.

·        has use of own car, full clean UK driving licence and relevant business insurance.

·        willing to take part on an ‘on-call rota’ during colleague absence, be available at unsociable hours and travel to different locations to support off-site activities.

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. Visits to the site are welcomed. 

We would encourage all applicants that apply to be up to date with vaccinations including COVID 19 and be willing to show evidence unless medically exempt.

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

In accordance with the recent updates to KCSIE 2022 (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance, we will be performing online searches on all shortlisted candidates.

Please visit our website at Wargravehouse.com for more details and an application pack. Applications will only be accepted on the official application form and should be emailed to recruitment@remarkable-autism.org

Closing date: Sunday 11th June 2023

Interviews: Expected w/c 26th June 2023 (date to be confirmed)

Remarkable Autism Limited operates a safe recruitment process. Appointment to the post will be subject to suitable references and an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check. Remarkable Autism Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.