Maintenance Plumbing and Heating Engineer
Wycombe Abbey seeks to appoint a Maintenance Plumbing and Heating Engineer to work as a member of the in-house Maintenance Team to carry out routine maintenance and repairs with particular emphasis for the mechanical systems and services, that are essential for the smooth running and presentation of the School.
Contract: This is a permanent, full-time contract. The first six months will be a probationary period.
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week as part of a shift system, between the hours of 7:00am - 6:00pm with hours to be agreed with the Deputy Estates Manager. A one-hour unpaid lunch break is included in each shift.
The postholder may be required to respond to emergencies or assist with School operations out of normal School hours which may include evenings, weekends, bank holidays and holiday periods. These additional hours will either be paid as overtime or accrued as time off in lieu.
Salary: Competitive.Closing date for applications: Sunday 10 August 2025.
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 18 August 2025.
How to Apply: Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply Now”.Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com.
We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.
Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare: All unspent convictions and conditional cautions.
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance. We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.