Facilities Assistant

We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Assistant/Handyperson to join this new and exciting Academy and Children's Home. Reporting to the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for supporting in the upkeep of Endeavour Academy School and Children's Home (Endeavour House), with specific responsibilities for general maintenance, site security and cleaning. You will need to have awareness of health and safety and cleanliness of workplace, handling and use of hazardous materials experience (COSHH), manual handling experience and experience of carrying out general unskilled maintenance.

Previous experience of working within a school and holding an Apprenticeship, NVQ or equivalent in cleaning or any other relevant trade would also be desirable.

MacIntyre Academies Trust opened its first academy, in Headington, Oxford in September 2014. Endeavour Academy is a new and exciting Academy School for children and young people with autism and associated severe Learning Difficulties aged from 8 to 19 years old.

In return, we can offer you: · A competitive salary · A local government pension scheme · Family friendly policies · Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause Policies · An Employee Assistance Programme to support your health and wellbeing and access to various perks including discounts including Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape and many more · Annual flu jabs · Cycle to work scheme · Access to further professional development through the Trust's Leadership Programmes · Training and Development · Access to Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff · Driving training MPV minibus Awareness Course · Death in Service · Enhanced DBS Certificate (paid for by MacIntyre Academies) We also have an active employee engagement programme which includes termly 'You Are Awesome' awards, an annual Big Thank You Day and a Trust Wide Annual Conference.,

• Salaries are based on Full-Time-Equivalent and are pro-rata for part time roles. Salaries are dependent on experience with option of additional hours through the extended school provision.