Estates Maintenance Officer Academy

Please note that there is some flexibility in terms of hours for this position.

Job Title - Estates Maintenance Officer

Are you looking to make a hands-on, positive impact in a supportive school community? Do you bring genuine enthusiasm for working in an educational environment where your daily efforts directly benefit our students?

Whether you are an experienced tradesperson, a skilled maintenance professional, or someone with strong practical aptitude eager to learn and grow, we want to hear from you. We are looking for someone who takes deep pride in keeping our facilities running safely, smoothly, and sustainably.

If you want to join an organisation where Estates staff are recognised as essential partners in our success, where your growth is backed by funded formal apprenticeship qualifications, and where staff are always treated people first, this is the place for you.

As an Estates Maintenance Officer, you will join a dedicated site and support team at The Oxford Academy, playing a pivotal role in creating a safe, clean, and inspiring environment where our students can thrive every day.

We are open to applications from individuals with varying levels of experience:

• Experienced Candidates:
  You bring established skills in site management, health and safety compliance, practical DIY, or building maintenance trades.
• Less Experienced Candidates:
  You bring a strong practical mindset, a proactive attitude, and the enthusiasm to develop your craft through structured support and CPLD pathways..

At The Oxford Academy, our Estates team does far more than maintain buildings - you help shape the physical heartbeat of our school. By keeping our grounds safe, welcoming, and well-cared for, you directly enable high-quality learning and help foster a sense of pride across our entire community. We genuinely value this role as a cornerstone of our day-to-day success.

This is an important time to join The Oxford Academy, where our values of 'commitment to others, commitment to learning' drive everything we do. We are seeking a skilled individual who shares our deep belief that education has the power to transform lives, communities, and society for the better.

You will be joining a team where staff are genuinely proud of the work they do, recognising how valuable a high-quality education is for improving pupils' life chances, and remain very positive about working at the school (Ofsted 2026).

At The Oxford Academy, support staff are valued as essential professional partners in our school's success. We actively invest in our team through CPLD and formal apprenticeship pathways funded via the River Learning Trust Apprenticeship Levy. Whether you are starting out or looking to broaden your career, our support staff have successfully completed Level 3 to Level 5 qualifications, enabling meaningful internal career progression.

Continued Professional Development

'With the Trust's support and the Apprenticeship Levy, I completed both a Level 5 Operations Management apprenticeship and a Level 5 CIPD qualification. That structured CPLD provided the foundation to move into HR; a shift made possible by RLT's commitment to internal professional development' (Manager, The Oxford Academy).

'I am delighted to have joined TOA. I have felt consistently supported by my line manager, Nora Ward, as well as the Senior Leadership, Central teams and HR colleagues. From day one, it was clear that this is an environment where I can build effective systems, grow professionally, and see the real-world impact of my work. It's a privilege to be part of a community that truly lives its values;

placing students at the heart of everything while ensuring staff feel respected and genuinely valued' (Manager, The Oxford Academy).

'The atmosphere at The Oxford Academy is truly like no other, it is a space that is as inspiring as it is motivating. There is an infectious energy here driven by a staff and students that fills me with pride. I've reached a point where I feel like a stick of rock, I am TOA through and through' (Senior Leader, The Oxford Academy).

'What I didn't expect, though, was to find an environment where the differing strengths of each and every staff member are valued and that time would be invested in me to be the best I could be. I ventured through a number of roles and, since I retired from teaching, I have continued in a support role that enables me to make a…