Maintenance Worker

**Huge Small Victories**

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**

Luxborough Court School is a brand new, purpose built school registered for 150 ASD students aged 5-19. We have a bespoke Post 16 suite with a number of smaller spaces throughout the school used for therapeutic support and bespoke intervention. Luxborough Court School benefits from extensive outdoor space with a large sensory garden courtyard in the centre of the school with separate Primary and Secondary play areas and a multi-use games area. As a member of staff working within the Witherslack Group, you will get the support you need to succeed Your colleagues will be the best at what they do and the school environment is well-resourced. Everyone at Luxborough Court School is fulfilled by the idea of celebrating each moment of success which is significant for the individual ASD child. Can you join us and be part of our incredible team in a brand new school You will not hear ‘We have always done it that way.’

**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:

- **Training**: A full induction and on the job training
- **Holiday**: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
- **Flexible benefits**: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance - check out our benefits here
- **Wellbeing**:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance
- **Medical cover** so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of **high-street discounts**:

- **Beautiful working environments** with the very best facilities - check out our schools here
- A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £2,000 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:

- Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast
- Have a ‘can do’ attitude - a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
- Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment
- 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.

For a full job description and person specification, please see the attached document.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD