Job Description

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Maintenance Officer

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Witney
10/08/2025


Maintenance Officer

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The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.


Job details

Salary

27,498 - 29,215 per year

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

South

Package

The College offers excellent benefits as well as generous pension schemes and holiday.

Job category/type

Administrative

Date posted

23/07/2025

Job reference

AWC0001375

Job description


No candidate will meet every single desired qualification / criteria. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!



If this role is of interest to you, please apply below or you can send your cv to helpmehr@abingdon-witney.ac.uk as an expression of interest and apply on our website otherwise we won't be able to accept your application.

27,498 - 29,215 per year

Hours per week 37

The working pattern: Monday - Friday

Weeks per Annum 52

Witney Campus

Permanent

About the role

This is an opportunity for a hard-working, honest, flexible, self-motivated person to join Abingdon & Witney College's Estates department as an Maintenance Officer for the Witney Campus.



Reporting to the Estates Supervisor, the successful candidate will support with the delivering of an efficient and smooth-running operation of the campus's estates with particular focus on the day-to-day management of all maintenance issues and statutory compliance checks. You will also be responsible for maintaining the safety and security of the site and dealing with enquiries from staff, students, contractors, external customers, and the public, as necessary.



Duties are likely to include but not restricted to: Diagnosing faults, undertaking first-fix repairs and assuming the role of shift leader to the caretakers that you would be working with. You will have a good understanding of health and safety and provide efficient and effective support to the College and its users including ensuring that the security and that the general appearance of the buildings surrounding areas is maintained to the required standards.



The ability to travel between campuses is desirable. The ideal candidate will also have a construction trade background, commercial cleaning, and security of large sites.

Closing date: 10th August

2025

(Midnight)
Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date*




AWC values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.


Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre-employment checks, we will conduct an online search. This includes checking Google main results feed as well as the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.
Maintenance Officer