15 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    10 October 2025 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    25 September 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,413.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 4

Site Technician job summary

Thank you for your interest in the role of Site Technician at The Milton Keynes Academy.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and motivated individual to join our Facilities Team to help us ensure that our school provides a safe, welcoming and purposeful environment for children, staff and visitors. We are looking for a practical and well-motivated person to join our team of committed staff.

The role will include a wide range of responsibilities and duties connected with the fabric of the building, health and safety, grounds and facilities maintenance and security. You will need to be a hands-on individual who can develop and implement systems/procedures as well as maintain current ones, be sympathetic to environmental concerns regarding the school and grounds, be able to support with and implement risk assessments and any recommendations and contribute to projects and maintenance schedules.

The nature of the post requires the postholder to work to a flexible roster, between the hours

of 06:00 and 22:00 directed by the Facilities Manager. Annual hours will be based on an

average working week of 37 hours over 52 weeks, with 25 days holiday entitlement + Bank

Holidays, (rising to 27 after 5 years’ service).

We are based in central Milton Keynes, an area that continues to grow and thrive at a rapid rate. The Milton Keynes Academy joined Creative Education Trust in September 2018. This has enabled the school to continue its rigorous pursuit of rapid improvement for the children it teaches.

Our staff are inspirational and caring. The students are at the heart of everything we do and if you share our vision of Opportunities for Everyone and are suitably qualified for the role, then we would love to hear from you!

We are an equal opportunities employer. MKA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff to share this commitment. References from previous employers will be requested for short-listed applicants prior to interview.

If you think that The Milton Keynes Academy would be the right place for you to inspire our students, please visit our website to download a recruitment pack and application form or contact our HR Team.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About The Milton Keynes Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1010 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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The Milton Keynes Academy is an Academy with strong links in the community. Our Academy is underpinned by an ethos based on raising aspirations and raising achievement, so that we realise our mission of providing opportunities for everyone. We are relentless in our pursuit of high standards and excellence and emphasise traditional core values of good behaviour, honesty and mutual respect.

We are a vibrant Academy (Ofsted judgement Good November 2017) with outstanding facilities. We cater for 1400 pupils aged 11-19 and welcome pupils of all abilities. We are a member of the Creative Education Trust (CET), which marks a new phase on our journey and will further strengthen the Academy on our pursuit to Outstanding. Further information about CET can be found on their website at http://www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk/

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