Site Maintenance Officer

Site Maintenance Officer – Required ASAP Trust Wide, Exeter & Exmouth Based

If you are looking for a job where no two days are ever the same and you have excellent practical skills, then we could have the perfect role for you! We are seeking to recruit an additional member to our highly regarded site maintenance team who oversee the maintenance of 7 primary schools.

• Regular involvement in ongoing building improvement projects
• Site management, cutting grass, landscaping, painting and decorating
• Site security and premises lock up
• Managing lettings and responding to alarm call outs
• You will need to be able to drive and have a clean driving license as we have a fleet of minibuses, a car and work vans that maintenance team use to travel between sites with the needed tools and equipment. We have schools located in Exeter, Exmouth and Barnstaple in North Devon so flexibility to go to the different sites will be needed.

• Good construction skills required, such as general building, carpentry, or plumbing skills
• A positive team-oriented attitude
• Good communication skills
• High-quality workmanship
• You will need to be able to drive and have a clean driving license as we have a fleet of minibuses, a car and work vans that maintenance team use to travel between sites with the needed tools and equipment
• Flexibility to be able to go to the different sites across the Trust
• Self-motivation

• Actual annual salary of £31,420, based on an FTE of £25,834
• Hours:
  
  7:00am to 5:00pm (1-hour breaks), 5 days a week.
• 4 weeks paid holiday (to be taken during school holiday times) plus bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme
• Health and cycle-to-work schemes
• Subsidised meals from in-house chefs
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Interviews may be held as applications are received.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for all our posts. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.

We look forward to receiving your application and hopefully meeting you as part of the recruitment process.