Trust Maintenance Officer
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Ellesmere Port, Not recorded, CH65 5AT |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | c5872585-4a33-439f-a5f6-7f732074fed4 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role Introduction
To undertake efficient maintenance of the buildings and sites, including certain technical and administrative duties to ensure their most effective use.
The Site Maintenance Officer should carry out their duties in line with the seven principles of public life (Nolan principles).
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the Chief Operating Officer to deliver high standard services to enable effective use of the Trusts school sites
Maintain the Trust buildings, including effecting repairs and improvements.
Carry out planned and preventative maintenance
Undertake improvements and replacements to the Trust estates assets
Discuss with and monitor the work of site teams and contractors to ensure specified standards are achieved.
Liaise with external contractors ensuring safe working practices.
Maintain and monitor Health and Safety standards, reporting any failures to comply with the Trust’s statutory obligations in this area and ensure that contractor’s work meets Health and safety Regulations.
Oversee and maintain compliance activities/systems and records in line with those set out by the Trust.
Be available to attend in cases of emergency outside of normal working hours.
Provide cover at school sites during times of absence.
Perform such other tasks as may be determined from time to time.
Hours
The role is 37 hours per week on a 52-week contract with 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, which can be taken flexibly as agreed with the Chief Operating Officer.
The standard hours for this role are achieved flexibly within the operating hours of schools which are typically 7am to 6pm as agreed with the Chief Operating Officer.
Location
The main place of work will be the Trust offices, currently in Ellesmere Port, however, most time will be spent at school sites.
Pay
The role will be paid at £33,366 with a Nest pension of 3%. Pay will increase in line with national pay increases.
What the school offers its staff
Join Concordia Multi Academy Trust as our Trust Maintenance Officer (TMO) providing maintenance support across schools within our Trust. This new role will provide support with maintenance, compliance, lifecycle and new installations across our schools. The role includes use of a Trust leased/own van.
Working with us includes access to:
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Health care benefits including Virtual GP, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and physiotherapy
• Career development opportunities
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who has maintenance experience and can provide schools with the support required to maintain high quality sites for educating our children.
You should have at least five years work experience in a maintenance role and have good timekeeping and ICT skills. We use Microsoft O365 and a compliance system, full training will be provided but the candidate should have basic IT skills.
The role will offer lots of varied responsibilities so you should be comfortable with every day being different. The role will work closely with our site teams and headteachers so strong personal skills are a must.
Who are Concordia Multi Academy Trust?
Concordia Multi Academy Trust are a registered Charitable Company consisting of nine primary age schools, increasing to ten from September 2025, with further growth planned.
For more information visit our website: www.concordiamat.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Role Introduction
To undertake efficient maintenance of the buildings and sites, including certain technical and administrative duties to ensure their most effective use.
The Site Maintenance Officer should carry out their duties in line with the seven principles of public life (Nolan principles).
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the Chief Operating Officer to deliver high standard services to enable effective use of the Trusts school sites
Maintain the Trust buildings, including effecting repairs and improvements.
Carry out planned and preventative maintenance
Undertake improvements and replacements to the Trust estates assets
Discuss with and monitor the work of site teams and contractors to ensure specified standards are achieved.
Liaise with external contractors ensuring safe working practices.
Maintain and monitor Health and Safety standards, reporting any failures to comply with the Trust’s statutory obligations in this area and ensure that contractor’s work meets Health and safety Regulations.
Oversee and maintain compliance activities/systems and records in line with those set out by the Trust.
Be available to attend in cases of emergency outside of normal working hours.
Provide cover at school sites during times of absence.
Perform such other tasks as may be determined from time to time.
Hours
The role is 37 hours per week on a 52-week contract with 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, which can be taken flexibly as agreed with the Chief Operating Officer.
The standard hours for this role are achieved flexibly within the operating hours of schools which are typically 7am to 6pm as agreed with the Chief Operating Officer.
Location
The main place of work will be the Trust offices, currently in Ellesmere Port, however, most time will be spent at school sites.
Pay
The role will be paid at £33,366 with a Nest pension of 3%. Pay will increase in line with national pay increases.
What the school offers its staff
Join Concordia Multi Academy Trust as our Trust Maintenance Officer (TMO) providing maintenance support across schools within our Trust. This new role will provide support with maintenance, compliance, lifecycle and new installations across our schools. The role includes use of a Trust leased/own van.
Working with us includes access to:
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Health care benefits including Virtual GP, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and physiotherapy
• Career development opportunities
What are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who has maintenance experience and can provide schools with the support required to maintain high quality sites for educating our children.
You should have at least five years work experience in a maintenance role and have good timekeeping and ICT skills. We use Microsoft O365 and a compliance system, full training will be provided but the candidate should have basic IT skills.
The role will offer lots of varied responsibilities so you should be comfortable with every day being different. The role will work closely with our site teams and headteachers so strong personal skills are a must.
Who are Concordia Multi Academy Trust?
Concordia Multi Academy Trust are a registered Charitable Company consisting of nine primary age schools, increasing to ten from September 2025, with further growth planned.
For more information visit our website: www.concordiamat.co.uk
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.