Maintenance Worker, Sunderland

4 weeks ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom TN United Kingdom Full time

Being a maintenance worker in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be doing your bit to make sure the school building is a great place to be for our young people.

Get out what you put in

You’ll do all the general, day-to-day repairs needed to keep our school up and running, drive the school vehicles and keep them in good working order, as well as making sure the school grounds and garden are kept neat and tidy. You’ll also be a familiar, friendly face, this means our young people will sometimes stop to chat to you so we’ll give you some training on child safeguarding to give you that extra confidence

One of the best environments in SEND

You’ll be joining Ashbrooke School, one of the leading SEN settings in the North East. A purpose-built school with specialist classrooms, extensive grounds and sporting facilities, plus a new purpose-built primary provision – Ashbrooke supports young people with ADHD, ASD, SEMH and SLCN and was recently rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

  1. Training: A full induction and on-the-job training
  2. Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
  3. Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
  4. Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
  5. Medical cover: so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment
  6. High-street discounts
  7. Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities
  8. A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

  1. Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
  2. Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
  3. Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment
  4. Willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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