Facilities/Maintenance Assistant

MacIntyre ,
Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Overview

Job Description

MacIntyre Academies Trust opened its first academy, in Headington, Oxford in September 2014. Endeavour Academy is a new and exciting Academy School for children and young people with autism and associated severe Learning Difficulties aged from 8 to 19 years old. The Role We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant/Handyperson to join this new and exciting Academy and Children's Home. Reporting to the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for supporting in the upkeep of Endeavour Academy School and Children's Home (Endeavour House), with specific responsibilities for general maintenance, site security and cleaning. You will need to have awareness of health and safety and cleanliness of workplace, handling and use of hazardous materials experience (COSHH), manual handling experience and experience of carrying out general unskilled maintenance. Previous experience of working within a school and holding an Apprenticeship, NVQ or equivalent in cleaning or any other relevant trade would also be desirable. Benefits of Working for MacIntyre Academies In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, local government pension scheme (with generous employer contributions), 33 days holiday pro rata per annum (inclusive of bank holidays) an Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing and full induction, training and career opportunities. MacIntyre Academies is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Such posts will require an enhanced DBS disclosure check together with all other relevant recruitment checks. This includes an Ofsted requirement for individuals to obtain an overseas police check, if they have spent six months or more outside the UK. MacIntyre Academies is an equal opportunities employer *Salaries are Full-Time-Equivalent and dependent on experience and qualifications