School Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician Salary : £13.34 p/hr to £14.43 p/hr depending on skills and experience Position Type : Permanent Full-Time Location : Wilden View School Hours : 40 per week - Split Shift Aurora Wilden View School is looking for a proactive and reliable Maintenance Technician to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with practical maintenance experience who takes pride in keeping buildings, grounds and facilities safe, compliant and well maintained. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our school environment remains welcoming, secure and fit for purpose for pupils, colleagues and visitors. Based at Aurora Wilden View School, the role combines planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, compliance monitoring and site support activities. Ideally we are looking for someone to work a split shift working Mon/Wed/Fri: 06.30am to 11.00am and then 2.30pm to 6.00pm AND Tues/Thurs: 06.30am to 2.30pm What You'll Be Doing As our Maintenance Technician, you will: Carry out a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks across the school and associated buildings. Complete regular inspections and planned preventative maintenance activities. Support health and safety compliance, including fire safety, water safety and premises checks. Maintain accurate electronic records of maintenance activities, inspections and audits. Monitor and help manage contractors working on site. Assist with site security, opening and closing procedures, and emergency responses. Support school events and activities through the movement and setup of furniture and equipment. Help ensure our buildings, grounds and facilities are maintained to a high standard at all times. What We're Looking For We are seeking someone who has: Previous experience in general maintenance, facilities management, building services or a similar environment. Practical skills across a variety of maintenance disciplines. Good knowledge of health and safety requirements. Good ICT skills and able to confidently use Microsoft Word and Excel Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. The ability to work independently and use initiative. Strong communication and problem-solving skills. A full driving licence. Desirable experience includes: Compliance inspections and audits. Fire safety, water safety/Legionella management and vehicle safety checks. Working within an education, care, healthcare or other regulated environment. Relevant maintenance, facilities or trade qualifications. Why Join Aurora? At Aurora, we're passionate about creating the best possible environment for our pupils and staff. You'll become part of a supportive and collaborative team where your contribution makes a genuine difference every day. Important Information This role involves both indoor and outdoor working, physical activity, occasional lone working and the safe use of tools, machinery and maintenance equipment. How to apply? Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.