Maintenance Assistant

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four ?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance.

We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).If the trial is a success, we'll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group - so there's never been a more exciting time to join !

Job Title: Maintenance Assistant

Location: Bramfield House School, Suffolk, IP19 9AB

Salary: GBP25,000 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Thurs 8am-4pm/Fri 8am-3.30pm

Contract: Permanent, 52 weeks

Start Date: May 2025

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Assistant to join our close-knit team at Bramfield House School located in Suffolk.

About the role

The Maintenance Assistant is responsible for performing various tasks related to maintaining and repairing the physical condition of the school building and equipment. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of facilities and systems through preventive maintenance

Key Result Areas

• Maintain both school grounds and buildings to high standards.
• Provide the school with a safe environment for all - pupils, staff, visitors and contractors.
• Site security.
• Ensure reactive maintenance is dealt with in a timely and safe manner
• Have a proactive attitude to maintenance on a daily basis
• Help to supervise works carried out by external contractors and service providers
• Ensure Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed, including the reporting of incidents as appropriate.
• To respond effectively to all repairs and maintenance, ensuring a safe and well cared for environment for all.
• Help to prepare work schedules covering school holidays
• Report breaches of Health and Safety to Estate Manager
• To carry out any relative works that the Estate Manager deems appropriate.
• Any other duties that may be required from time to time that are commensurate with the role
• Ensure that all buildings on site are secure and locked at the end of the school day

Desirable Skills and Competencies

• Experience of working within an educational setting
• Recognised Trade qualifications
• Certification/Qualification in Information Technology
• Supervisory experience

Required

• Full UK driving license

About us

Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7 - 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.

This opportunity is in Halesworth which is within commutable distance of Lowestoft, Diss and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit