Job Description

We are currently recruiting a Maintenance Assistant to join our Maintenance Team. The successful candidate will be required to support the Buildings and Maintenance team with all maintenance tasks as required, to assist with the efficient operation of the department in accordance with the standards required.

Due to the remote location of the school, reliable transport is necessary.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

Responding to maintenance requests via the helpdesk as directed by the maintenance team leader.

Perform routine health and safety checks to ensure correct performance of equipment and as part of Worth's legal requirements, such as fire alarm testing and being an active member of the fire response team.

Work with other members of the maintenance team to ensure the workshops are maintained in a tidy and workmanlike state.

Complete all relevant training relating to site and equipment safety and safeguarding.

Complete pre use checks of equipment as required.

Painting and routine maintenance jobs around the site

Driving and refuelling vehicles

Collecting materials from offsite suppliers when required

Accompany visiting personnel/contractors as required

To attend meetings with staff/management as required

We are looking for someone that has:

Full clean driving licence

Able to read and understand instructions

Basic record keeping

Trustworthy

Basic computer skills

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.

Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk

Telephone: 01342 710215

Closing date for applications: 30th August 2025

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: 24,420.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Discounted or free food Employee discount Free parking Health & wellbeing programme On-site gym On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Crawley, RH10 4SD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 31/08/2025