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£24,796 - £27,694 + excellent benefits Huge Small Victories
Being a maintenance worker in our school means being part of something big. Youll 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 Youll 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. Youll also be a familiar, friendly face, this means our young people will sometimes stop to chat to you so well give you some training on child safeguarding to give you that extra confidence! One of the best environments in SEND
Opening in Autumn term 2026, Ardenwood School will operate as the primary campus of The Secret Garden School, an all through school, spanning primary and secondary across two sites. Ardenwood is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art primary campus and will cater for up to 40 pupils with a wide range of needs, including autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Coventry and the wider communities; you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil will continue to receive an outstanding educational experience, with individual progress, care and wellbeing at the centre of everything we do. What we do for you
We know youre 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, youll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people
plus youll get: Training: A full induction and on the job training
Holiday: Youll work hard at WG, so youll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance
check out our benefitshere
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
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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 were 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. 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. For a full job description and person specification, please click here. To view our ex-offenders policy please click
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. To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of this School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools
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. Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD #newschools
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Location:
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Job Type:
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Category:
Construction

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