Site Assistant

Company: Witherslack Group
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£24,796 – £27,694 + excellent benefits

Huge Small Victories

Being a maintenance worker in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be doing your bit to make sure the school building is a great place to be for our young people.

Get out what you put in

You’ll do all the general, day-to-day repairs needed to keep our school up and running, drive the school vehicles and keep them in good working order, as well as making sure the school grounds and garden are kept neat and tidy. You’ll also be a familiar, friendly face, this means our young people will sometimes stop to chat to you so we’ll give you some training on child safeguarding to give you that extra confidence!

One of the best environments in SEND

Opening in Autumn term 2026, Ardenwood School will operate as the primary campus of The Secret Garden School, an all through school, spanning primary and secondary across two sites.

Ardenwood is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art primary campus and will cater for up to 40 pupils with a wide range of needs, including autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Coventry and the wider communities; you are at the heart of its development.

Our aim is to ensure that every pupil will continue to receive an outstanding educational experience, with individual progress, care and wellbeing at the centre of everything we do.

What we do for you

For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

  • Training: A full induction and on the job training.
  • Holiday: 35 days holiday including bank holidays.
  • Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance.
  • Wellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance.
  • Medical cover: you can claim back the cost of optician or dentist appointments and a host of high-street discounts.
  • Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities.
  • A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time.

Bring your whole-self to work

The kind of person we’re looking for will:

  • Have some maintenance skills, either professionally or as a DIY enthusiast.
  • Have a ‘can do’ attitude – a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others.
  • Be confident taking responsibility for buying smaller pieces of maintenance equipment.
  • Willing to undertake Health & Safety and other relevant training.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose‑led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post requires an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

To view our ex-offenders policy please review the policy here.

To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the Parents and Carers section of the School/Learning centre. You can find all our Schools here.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026