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Multi-Skilled Carpenter

Winchester College

Hampshire

  • Expired
Salary:
Circa £34,500 - £35,500 (gross) per annum, depending on qualifications, skills, and experience
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 September 2025
Apply by:
10 August 2025

Job overview

Winchester College is looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Carpenter to join our Works Department as soon as possible. This role is ideal for a skilled and versatile professional eager to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of our historic and varied estate.

The Role
Reporting to the Supervisor and Manager, the Multi-Skilled Carpenter will be a vital part of our small, multi-disciplined project team. You'll gain hands-on experience maintaining, improving, and altering the College's extensive range of buildings, which span from the 14th to the 21st century.

Your key responsibilities include:
  • Carpentry Expertise: Carrying out all aspects of carpentry work in the maintenance, improvement, and alteration of the College’s varied building stock.
  • Multi-Trade Capability: Applying at least two additional trade skills at an intermediate level, choosing from plumbing, plastering, bricklaying, or ceramic tiling.
  • Team Collaboration: Being a willing and adaptable member of the Works Department, supporting a wide range of duties beyond typical carpentry tasks.
About You
We are looking for an experienced multi-skilled carpenter who can work both unsupervised and within a team. You should have an eye for detail and some experience working in historic buildings.

Essential Skills & Qualities:
  • Competent Carpenter & Joiner: Demonstrated proficiency in carpentry and joinery, ideally with experience in historic buildings.
  • Multi-Trade Competence: Proven experience in at least two of the following:
                    • Plastering: Able to complete various plastering works such as patch repairs or skimming.
                    • Plumbing: Able to plumb in kitchen appliances, bathroom suites, and undertake small heating repairs.
                    • Bricklaying: Able to take on repointing and small bricklaying tasks.
                    • Ceramic Tiling: Able to tile kitchens and bathrooms.
  • Physical Capability: Awareness of the physical nature of the position, including the requirement to work under all weather conditions and at heights.
  • Key Qualities: A welcoming and friendly demeanour, the ability to build strong relationships, calm and decisive under pressure, high levels of energy, enthusiasm, reliability, excellent behaviour management skills, and a commitment to promoting an inclusive culture.
What We Offer
  • Start Date: As soon as possible.
  • Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (30 minutes for lunch and 10 minutes morning break). You will be expected to respond to occasional out-of-hours emergency call-outs for which a minimum of 2 hours overtime will be paid.
  • Salary: Circa £34,500 - £35,500 (gross) per annum, depending on qualifications, skills, and experience. Salary is paid monthly in arrears.
If you are a motivated and experienced multi-skilled professional ready to contribute to a unique and supportive environment, we encourage you to apply.

How to apply
Only applications completed on the school website will be accepted. Please attach a full CV with your application.


If you have any questions about this vacancy or the recruitment process, please email recruitment@wincoll.ac.uk

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 10 August 2025
Please note that applications will be dealt with as they arrive. Winchester College reserves the right to appoint before the deadline passes.

Diversity and Inclusion

Winchester College is a truly international community that celebrates everyone’s individuality, talents and potential and offers regular training and career development opportunities. We embrace diversity and inclusion in the workplace and are committed to promoting a fair and supportive environment for all our employees. We work hard to create a culture where different perspectives are valued and our staff feel valued for their individuality and share a sense of belonging. Our aim is to reflect the diverse nature of society and of our pupil body.

Safeguarding

Winchester College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children: applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, and obtaining an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. Staff will receive appropriate safeguarding training which is regularly updated.

Sustainability

Both staff and pupils at Winchester College are committed to being the most sustainable school possible.

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About Winchester College

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  • Winchester College
  • College Street, Winchester
  • Hampshire
  • SO23 9NA
  • United Kingdom

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Situated in Hampshire, Winchester College is an independent, secondary school for pupils aged between 13 and 18. The school was founded in 1382 by the Bishop of Winchester, William of Wykeham. It was expanded in the 19th Century to accommodate the popular demand in the local society. At the moment, there are over 700 pupils enrolled at the boarding school.

Headteacher

Elizabeth Stone

Values and Vision

Winchester College aims to give pupils attending the school an enriching curriculum where they will learn new skills in order to live in the modern world. This includes communication and leadership skills. The school hopes the children will become life-long learners and be excited to continue learning a subject of their choice at university level. Pupils are encouraged to be involved in community discussions but to also behave in a respectful manner to all.

ISI report

“The school is highly successful in meeting its aims. The pupils’ achievements and learning are exceptional. Pupils achieve excellent results in national examinations and make good progress in relation to the average of similar abilities. Pupils are successful in achieving high levels in a wide range of co-curricular activities, notably in academic competitions, music and sport. They enjoy an excellent, distinctive curriculum which encourages intellectual curiosity over and above preparation for examinations. In their learning, pupils display enthusiasm, commitment and a love of reading and research. This is engendered by excellent teaching overall which widens pupils’ academic horizons and challenges their thinking. The teaching offers individual support to all pupils, including those with SEND.”

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