5 Temporary, Social Services / Housing jobs in Lowestoft, Suffolk

The Maintenance Assistant is responsible for performing various tasks related to maintaining and repairing the physical condition of the school building and equipment. This role ensures the safe, efficient, and continuous operation of facilities and systems through preventive maintenance Key Result Areas

• Maintain both school grounds and buildings to high standards.
• Provide the school with a safe environment for all - pupils, staff, visitors and contractors.
• Site security.
• Ensure reactive maintenance is dealt with in a timely and safe manner
• Have a proactive attitude to maintenance on a daily basis
• Help to supervise works carried out by external contractors and service providers
• Ensure Health and Safety policies and procedures are followed, including the reporting of incidents as appropriate.
• To respond effectively to all repairs and maintenance, ensuring a safe and well cared for environment for all.
• Help to prepare work schedules covering school holidays
• Report breaches of Health and Safety to Estate Manager
• To carry out any relative works that the Estate Manager deems appropriate.
• Any other duties that may be required from time to time that are commensurate with the role
• Ensure that all buildings on site are secure and locked at the end of the school day
  
  Experience of working within an educational setting
• Recognised Trade qualifications
• Certification/Qualification in Information Technology
• Supervisory experience
Required
• Full UK driving license
  
  Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance., Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7 - 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.
This opportunity is in Halesworth which is within commutable distance of Lowestoft, Diss and surrounding areas. We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK's leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.