Maintenance Technician

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Job role:      Maintenance Technician

Location:     Trent Acres – Brookfield Centre, Bridgtown, Cannock

Hours:            20 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Salary:        £10.42 per hour

Contract:        Permanent

Are you a Maintenance Technician committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance Technician to join our fantastic team at Trent Acres – Brookfield Centre, Bridgtown, Cannock.

Job purpose

To maintain buildings, equipment and plant to the high standards set by the company and external regulators

Key task areas and responsibilities

• To support the maintenance team in operating the day-to-day response and planned maintenance, refurbishment tasks and repairs for the school
• To operate a planned system of general maintenance and repairs
• To maintain the good reputation of the school by ensuring that buildings and equipment have a neat and tidy appearance at all times and are clear of hazards
• To carry out weekly and monthly checks on heating, fire checks and water and record
• To assist in emergency evacuations and fire drills at the school and to assist in weekly checks on fire alarms
• To keep paths, drives and doorways from snow, ice, leaves and debris
• To report any defects, damage, theft, breakages or hazards to relevant staff
• To obtain maximum economy and efficiency in all works
• To ensure all equipment and chemicals are used and handled correctly at all times, in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and COSHH Regulations

About us

Options Trent Acres is a newly opened service and situated on a 12-acre site offering an integrated residential, education and care package for children between 8 and 19 years with a wide range of complex needs, Autism and associated learning disabilities The school is purpose built, modern and welcoming with a range of specialist learning areas including an indoor and outdoor riding school and outdoor gymnasium. Children also have the opportunity to work with our horses, donkeys, goats, alpaca and chickens. 

As part of your role, you may be expected to work across both of our sites Trent Acres and Trent Acres - Brookfield Centre. This is an exciting time to join us as we are currently recruiting due to the expansion of our school, both sites are within close proximity of one another. 

Our service is in within easy reach of Stoke, Derby, Telford, Stafford, Lichfield, Burntwood, Rugeley, Burton-on-Trent, Tamworth, Uttoxeter and surrounding towns. 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:

• 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.