Full time position, all year. 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 Monday – Sunday, all year.
Shift patterns: 7.00am-3.30pm/ 8am – 4.30pm/ 12pm – 8.30pm.
Salary: £40 -42k per annum, depending on experience
Downe House is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls based in Cold Ash, near Thatcham. Our Estates team is committed to the upkeep of our attractive school site and ensuring the safety of pupils and staff at all times. We are fortunate that our pupils can live and learn in modern, beautiful and natural surroundings. The Estates Department play a big role in maintaining our impressive site and grounds and ensuring that all our facilities are safe, compliant and in good working order.
We are looking for an experienced Maintenance & Compliance Supervisor to join our busy team. The Maintenance & Compliance Supervisor will assist the Head of Maintenance & Facilities with supervising the Estates team. You will be involved in a wide range of duties including overseeing maintenance and installation tasks, managing staff rotas, assigning maintenance requests to the team, reviewing works, managing the school vehicle fleet, carrying out reactive and planned maintenance works, responsibility for regulatory and safety compliance, completing risk assessments and delivering tool-box talks to the team.
Please refer to our Candidate Pack for a full job description.
We are looking for someone who has:
Benefits Include
Application forms can be downloaded from our website at https://www.downehouse.net/about/vacancies/
Please send completed application forms to recruitment@downehouse.net by the closing date 26th June 2025. We will review applications on receipt.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Own transport is essential as the school is in a rural location with no public transport links.
For further details you can contact the HR Department on 01635 204712 or email recruitment@downehouse.net
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and any offer of employment is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check (DBS), satisfactory references, and social media checks.
At Downe House we promote equality of opportunity for all pupils and staff, both current and prospective, and we actively support an environment and culture that values diversity and inclusion.
