Facilities Maintenance Technician

Facilities Maintenance Technician

Salary: per annum (Grade 5 SCP11-17)

Working hours: Full-time - 37 hours per week all year around

Closing date: Monday 27th April at 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

The Role

Hayesfield Girls School is looking for a skilled and proactive Facilities Maintenance Technician to join our Estates Team. This is a hands-on role essential to the safety security and enhancement of our school environment. You will work across our sites to deliver a high standard of repair and maintenance ensuring our buildings remain a first-class space for students and staff.

The key responsibilities are:

• Technical Maintenance: Carry out routine and emergency repairs including carpentry plumbing painting and minor building works to a high standard.
• Project Support: Work with the Estates Manager on a rolling programme of site enhancements and major internal improvements.
• Health & Safety: Conduct risk assessments for all duties liaise with external contractors and ensure all safe working methods are strictly followed.
• Site Security: Act as a key-holder for the school and respond professionally to urgent facilities requests as they arise.
• Vehicle & Resource Management: Ensure school vehicles are roadworthy and clean and manage the procurement of tools and materials for repairs.
• Digital Communication: Use electronic devices (Chromebooks/mobiles) to receive instructions record activities and update progress.

Requirements

Essential Requirements

• Practical Expertise: A proven track record in trade skills (e.g. carpentry plumbing or decorating) and a can-do approach to manual tasks.
• Physical Capability: Ability to climb ladders work at heights and move/lift objects up to 50 lbs.
• Driving: A current clean driving license is essential.
• Organisation: Ability to manage your own workload re-prioritise tasks at short notice and maintain high attention to detail.
• Communication: Approachable and friendly with the ability to use tech to communicate progress and manage customer expectations.
• Compliance: Strong knowledge of current Health & Safety legislation in relation to premises management.

Desirable Requirements

• Relevant technical or trade qualifications.
• Experience working within an educational leisure or professional facilities environment.

We offer

• A varied and dynamic working environment where your skills directly improve the school site.
• Access to professional development and training opportunities.
• Contributory salary pension scheme (Local Government).
• Access to the Cycle to Work scheme and the Employee Assistance Programme.

About us

Hayesfield is a unique and exciting school; it is an oversubscribed Girls School with a co-educational Sixth Form with accommodation over two sites. We serve a diverse comprehensive community and were awarded Good by Ofsted in 2022. As part of the Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership we offer a collaborative and supportive working culture.

How to apply

To apply please complete the Non-Teaching Application Form with a full supporting statement. Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.