Maintenance Assistant

Wycombe Abbey International; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in High Wycombe is seeking a full-time Maintenance Team member. The successful candidate will drive vehicles for transporting goods, assemble furniture, and conduct health and safety checks. The role requires a full driving licence and experience with power tools. The salary is £26,613 per annum, with 37.5 hours of work per week on a shift rotation. This position offers a dynamic working environment in a world-class school committed to staff well-being and development.

Benefits

Generous employee benefits package

Continuous professional development

Emphasis on staff well-being

Qualifications

• Must have a full current driving licence.
• Experience of working with power tools and hand tools is required.
• Ability to lift, climb, and work at height is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Drive vehicles to transport laundry, furniture, and other goods.
• Assemble flat-pack furniture and perform basic DIY tasks.
• Carry out statutory health and safety compliance checks.

Skills

Full current driving licence

Experience with power tools

Ability to lift and climb

Job description

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The post holder is required to work 37.5 hours per week on a shift rotation, during which a 15‑minute paid break and a 30‑minute unpaid break is included. Shift A: 07:00 – 15:00; Shift B: 10:00 – 18:00. Staff will rotate between the shifts at a frequency to be agreed with the Deputy Estates Manager. During the school holidays, both shifts will be 07:00 – 15:00 or 08:00 – 16:00.

Job Introduction

This is an exciting opportunity for a person to become a member of Wycombe Abbey’s Maintenance Team, who deliver exceptional support to a world‑class establishment.

The successful candidate will drive vehicles to transport laundry, furniture and other goods as requested, assemble flat‑pack furniture and other basic DIY tasks as required, and carry out statutory health and safety compliance checks on buildings. The ideal candidate will have a full current driving licence, experience of working with power tools and hand tools and the ability to lift, climb and work at height.

Contract: Permanent, Full‑time.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week on a shift rotation with a 15‑minute paid break and a 30‑minute unpaid break.

Salary: £26,613 per annum.

To apply

Please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply for this job”. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or [e-mail].

Closing date for applications: 21 January 2026
Interview date: w/c 26 January 2026

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.

About the School

Wycombe Abbey is an exceptional place for our pupils to learn and our staff to work. Working here you will be part of a world‑class school and community of 420 staff and 650 pupils. We are committed to encouraging curiosity, bold ideas, innovation, leadership and delight in learning – not just in the pupils, but in our staff body too, both teaching and support staff. We are looking for people who can bring new ideas, a passion for their area of expertise, skills and enthusiasm that will enrich our community as well as encourage our pupils to do their best.

Life at Wycombe Abbey goes beyond the job title. We encourage staff to be fully involved in School life and offer a rewarding working environment, generous employee benefits package, continuous professional development and an emphasis on staff wellbeing throughout your time with us. Whether you are a member of the teaching staff, House staff or support staff, you will be part of the whole team at Wycombe Abbey. Everyone at School plays their part in inspiring our pupils to strive for ambitious goals and to recognise that they can make a positive difference in the world, now and in the future.

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