Skilled Maintenance Technician – Based at Preston

My career at Myerscough College – Empowering Futures

Our Estates and Facilities service at Myerscough College has recently reviewed its structure and operations, and is incredibly excited to be growing our team. We would love you to be part of this, at a time where we are looking at fresh ideas, creativity, and a desire to improve and build on an already brilliant team.

Not sure what to apply for, or whether to apply? Join us for a recruitment open evening on Monday 28^th July where you can meet our managers, some of the team, and find out more about us and the roles available. Please see attached more information below.

About the role

As we grow our in-house maintenance team we are keen to welcome new members that will help us deliver a high quality but speedy repair and maintenance service at our Preston campus but also travelling to our other centres as needed. There are two opportunities and we would love to hear from applicants that are skilled in any of the following areas:

·        Painting and decorating 

·        Joinery and carpentry 

·        Plumbing 

·        Electrical 

Your area of expertise will be your main focus but you will also support the team and wider service in all aspects of repairs, maintenance and compliance.

Importantly, you will be a good communicator with drive and ambition to see our campuses improve and become a clear destination of choice for both staff and students.

Please see job description for more information.

What We Offer: 

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including: 

·        Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities. 

·        Hassle free onsite parking at our Preston Campus. 

·        An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need. 

·        Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme 

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working. 

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers. 

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer. 

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people. 

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks. 

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do. 

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. 

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants. 

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team. 

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.