Facilities Maintenance Technician
Salary: £28,142-£31,022 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.
Hayesfield Girls' School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
