Specialist Technician

Share Multi Academy Trust, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  14 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, all year round role
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Band G - £34,314 to £37,035

What skills and experience we're looking for

To support the work of the Premises teams across the trust to ensure site premises and facilities are safe for all users and maintained to a high standard. In the designated specialist area of responsibility, to ensure high standards and compliance with all Health and Safety regulations at all times.

To start in the role as soon as possible, you will undertake general building and maintenance work which may include plumbing, plastering, joinery, internal decorating and painting, depending upon your skill set. Reporting to the Premises & Compliance Manager, this is an opportunity to join a small, friendly and hard-working team which is well-established and prides itself on delivering a high-quality operational service.

The ideal candidate will:

• have a broad range of craftsmanship, practical skills and technical knowledge;
• be experienced in using hardware tools and equipment;
• be well organised and apt at problem solving;
• have basic numeracy and literacy skills, able to read and understand instructions;
• be a great team player with excellent customer service skills
• ideally have some experience of working with contractors;
• have great references demonstrating they are a suitable candidate, safe to work in an education setting.

What the school offers its staff

Information:

We are committed to delivering the very best education to our students, and an outstanding service to over 700 of our colleagues, nine schools and our Teaching Hub. To do this, the trust operates an excellent and well-established Central Services Team, within which this post is based. Our Central Services Team comprises of a range of expert departments including HR, Payroll, Premises and Compliance, and ICT.

Just as we do with our students and teaching staff, we believe in helping all our colleagues to achieve their personal best and are keen to recruit the very best talent to our trust. Colleagues within our central team benefit from a wealth of first class, personal development opportunities alongside comprehensive induction programmes. This is in addition to training and ongoing support at every stage of their career.

By working as part of our Central Services Team, the trust is proud to offer a commitment to:

• Offering a vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is key
• A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in the progress and development of our academies and pupils, as well as their own
• Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated
• Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development

• Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance

We are looking to recruit:

Are looking for secure, permanent and full-time employment with outstanding benefits? Perhaps you are currently self-employed and now is the right time for a change.

At SHARE Multi Academy Trust we can offer you the following package: -

• The opportunity to work locally, across nine schools within Kirklees and Calderdale
• The provision of your very own trust van in order to carry out your work;
• Membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with 17.2% employer contribution;
• 28.5 days holiday entitlement, rising to 33.5 days with five years’ service, plus bank holidays;
• Training and development relevant to your role
• Annual pay progression within your salary band to reward your hard work;
• Money saving salary sacrifice schemes such as ‘cycle to work’;
• Well-being related support and benefits

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.

Specialism

1. To carry out all specialist works for internal and external areas of the MAT school sites with support for direction as required by the Premises & Compliance Manager

2. To plan work schedules with the Premises & Compliance Manager on specialist projects, providing preliminary sketches and cost estimates for materials and services including time required and equipment needed to complete the works

3. Support the programme of all planned preventative maintenance on site in specialist area, including but not limited to proactive and reactive work

4. Identify and report the need for major repairs

Support for Academies

1. Responsible for ensuring the opening and closing of premises, facilities and grounds, to meet the routine and non-routine requirements of the buildings occupants when support is required

2. Responsible for ensuring access to the MAT buildings is possible during periods of inclement weather, supporting academies as required with salting pathways, car parks etc

3. Maintaining constant awareness of the physical condition of the grounds, buildings, equipment and furniture, and taking appropriate steps to ensure maintenance and repairs where necessary

4. Undertake general building maintenance work as a team across specialist areas including plumbing, plastering, joinery, internal decoration and painting.

5. Carry out maintenance and repairs to property, fixtures, fittings and furniture, equipment and appliances as required.

6. Communicate effectively with colleagues to minimise potential disruption to T&L e.g. exams, whole school events

7. Ensure all caretaking and cleaning equipment is safe and in good working condition

8. Carry out routine procedures and inspection of ancillary equipment e.g. pumps, batteries, window blinds etc. and rectify issues within budgetary constraint

9. To line manage Site Teams to ensure the day to day caretaking operation runs as smoothly as possible

10.Have a flexible approach to work, be willing to work outside of the normal working day as required to meet the needs of the role

11.To undertake any other duties and responsibilities of an equivalent nature as may be determined by the Premises & Compliance Manager

Commitment to safeguarding

SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post.

Applying for the job

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About Share Multi Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: tracy.dickens@sharemat.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/share-multi-academy-trust

The trust prides itself on the outstanding professional and career development opportunities available across its schools. As the lead partner for the Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub we are committed to high quality professional development. In addition to National Professional
Qualifications and mentoring opportunities, we offer high-quality, in-house professional development programmes to prepare you for future career progression within our trust. Whatever your ambitions,
we can help you achieve them.

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