General Maintenance Assistant

We are looking for a flexible, hard-working and practical individual to join our Maintenance Team. You will undertake a wide range of maintenance tasks and have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of plumbing and carpentry work through supporting members of the team with a variety of urgent tasks and project work.

You will have had recent experience of carrying out general maintenance duties and, ideally, have worked in a similar environment with older and listed buildings. You will also have a good understanding of health and safety and will be able to follow processes and instructions to ensure that work is carried out in an organised and safe manner at all times. Most importantly, you will have a ‘can-do’ approach to your work and be willing and able to undertake a range of tasks for which you will receive training and guidance. We will need you to be flexible in your approach and, after appropriate training has been undertaken and once your probationary period has been passed, you will be expected to join the on-call rota to provide maintenance cover outside of normal working hours. You must therefore have a full UK driving licence. You’ll also be needed for occasional weekend working, particularly across the busy summer conference period.

You’ll be joining a small, dedicated team of maintenance professionals who look after the College site and outside buildings ensuring that fixtures, fittings and the fabric of college buildings are well-maintained and that all those who live, study and work in college receive a prompt, professional and efficient service. You’ll use your communication skills to liaise with people at all levels and your IT skills to make sure that maintenance jobs are logged and recorded appropriately. You should have the physical fitness and ability to spend most of the day on your feet as you’ll be called to work in all areas of the College site, including up ladders/at height, in small spaces and will need to be able to carry/lift tools and materials. Full equipment and training will be provided.

We’d like someone who has the enthusiasm to learn new skills and be equally comfortable doing regular, straightforward maintenance tasks or providing assistance for longer and more complex work. We will provide further training and development opportunities to help us enhance the team and to help you progress in areas of interest.

Full further particulars can be downloaded from the link below:

General Maintenance Assistant - Further Particulars

The closing date for applications is noon on Tuesday, 30 September 2025.

Interviews will take place in the week of 8 October and will be held in person at Somerville College