Part Time Maintenance​/Driver​/Ground staff

Overview

£10,052 to £12,062 (FTE) £24,796 + Excellent Benefits). Please note: if you are successful for this role you will be expected to work 15-18 hours per week. Huge Small Victories.

Being a maintenance worker in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be doing your bit to make sure the school building is a great place to be for our young people.

What we do for you

Benefits

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday:
  You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Role responsibilities

• You’ll do all the general, day-to-day repairs needed to keep our school up and running
• Drive the school vehicles and keep them in good working order
• Make sure the school grounds and garden are kept neat and tidy
• Be a familiar, friendly face; training on child safeguarding will be provided to give you confidence

One of the best environments in SEND

Millcourt School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Shelf, Yorkshire. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions. The refurbished historic mill building has become a thriving and engaging educational environment. Pupils who have often had a background of multiple school placements are now part of a school that simply ‘gets them’ and is committed to working with them to achieve and succeed.

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs. Our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
• Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
• Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment
• Willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training

Compliance

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

Application note

For a full job description and person specification, please refer to the official posting. To view our ex-offenders policy please . To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.