Maintenance Assistant & Caretaker
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £10,389.00 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 October 2025 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Aspire Foundation |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Aspire Foundation is currently expanding and developing high quality family support services for families with young children to help build confidence, social skills and relationships. We are seeking an enthusiastic team player to oversee the general upkeep of all Foundation sites.
What You will be doing:
You will be responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of all Aspire sites. This includes basic repairs and maintenance tasks as required, including basic plumbing, painting, plastering, carpentry and other minor repairs.
About You:
You will have several years of experience of maintaining sites and will be able to do a variety of general maintenance task including; gardening, minor plumbing jobs, plastering, basic carpentry and other DIY projects.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a real impact on the lives of children and families.
This is a part-time position (15 hours equivalent to 2 days a week) and the hours will need to be worked flexibly around the requirements of the business and the various groups/events taking place at the different Centres.
As a member of the Aspire Foundation Team we will offer you;
• Support – through termly or six weekly supervisions and an Annual Performance Review.
• Training – on-going continued professional development which could include on the job training, work shadowing, courses and qualifications – all depending on what you need as a person and what the organisation needs now and in the future.
• A workplace pension scheme to all qualifying staff.
Application Details:
Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
Any appointment will be subject to references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates) and a clear disclosure record from the DBS.
In accordance with our data retention policy, we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.
Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 10th October 2025
Interviews: w/c 13th October 2025
What You will be doing:
You will be responsible for the general upkeep and maintenance of all Aspire sites. This includes basic repairs and maintenance tasks as required, including basic plumbing, painting, plastering, carpentry and other minor repairs.
About You:
You will have several years of experience of maintaining sites and will be able to do a variety of general maintenance task including; gardening, minor plumbing jobs, plastering, basic carpentry and other DIY projects.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated team making a real impact on the lives of children and families.
This is a part-time position (15 hours equivalent to 2 days a week) and the hours will need to be worked flexibly around the requirements of the business and the various groups/events taking place at the different Centres.
As a member of the Aspire Foundation Team we will offer you;
• Support – through termly or six weekly supervisions and an Annual Performance Review.
• Training – on-going continued professional development which could include on the job training, work shadowing, courses and qualifications – all depending on what you need as a person and what the organisation needs now and in the future.
• A workplace pension scheme to all qualifying staff.
Application Details:
Aspire Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.
Any appointment will be subject to references (which we will request for all short-listed candidates) and a clear disclosure record from the DBS.
In accordance with our data retention policy, we will keep all paperwork related to the recruitment of this post for 6 months after which it will be destroyed.
Aspire Foundation aims to be an equal opportunities employer and is determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 10th October 2025
Interviews: w/c 13th October 2025
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