Maintenance Operative
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School:
Talbot House Childrens Charity - School -
Location:
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Salary:
Salary: £29,287.44 per annum, working 40 hours per week. -
Hours:
Monday to Thursday, 6:30am to 3:00pm and 6:30am to 2:30pm on a Friday. -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
1st Mar 2026
Talbot House Children’s Charity are looking to recruit an additional Maintenance Operative to join our team.
Reporting to the Premises Manager, the role forms part of a team of three Maintenance Operatives. The Maintenance Department is responsible for maintaining the Charity’s internal and external premises to an exceptionally high standard. This includes carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, while ensuring full compliance with health and safety legislation, policies, and procedures. The role contributes to providing a safe, well‑maintained, and fully functional environment for all staff, pupils, young people and visitors.
Our school is a non-maintained specialist school with a roll of 70 pupils, all with Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and complex needs. We have approximately 8 acres of land, and we are excited to continue to offer the best environment for our pupils to be successful.
Starting date is as soon as possible, pending your notice period.
Hours of work are: Monday to Thursday, 6:30am to 3:00pm and 6:30am to 2:30pm on a Friday.
Salary: £29,287.44 per annum, working 40 hours per week.
Please see our full job description and personal specification for full details.
If you believe you have what it takes to enhance our fantastic maintenance team please apply.
Working at the Charity you will:
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receive death in service benefit, equal to 4 x basic salary.
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receive many additional benefits such as employer assist program (EAP), GP and physio access and more.
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have the option of joining the Charity’s competitive pension scheme, matching contributions up to 6.75%.
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work in a bright and modern environment, with ample parking and grounds.
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be provided with meals while at work (during term time).
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be added to the DBS update service, paid for by the Charity.
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be offered opportunities to undertake training and gain qualifications relevant to the role.
- Paid membership to Blue Light and membership to Charity Workers Discount.
To apply please fully complete our application form, using the personal specification to help you complete the ‘Personal Statement’ section of the form. Applicants who read our Tips for Applicants document before completing this section of our application form are more likely to be offered an interview. You will find our Tips for Applicants document and Application Form attached above. Please send your completed application form to: hr@talbothousecc.org.uk
Closing Date: Midnight, Sunday, 01 March 2026 (please note: we reserve the right to short list, interview and close this vacancy early, or extend the deadline, depending on the level of response).
Shortlisting: w/c Monday, 02 March 2026
Interview Date: TBC
If you have any queries regarding this position or the application process, please contact HR on 0191 229 0111 or email the HR Department at:
Note: The Charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for full details.
We can only accept a Charity Application Form for this role. We are not able to accept CVs for any role. If you submit a CV it will not be reviewed. Please view our Safer Recruitment Policy. Applicants should be aware that any relevant issues arising from their declarations and references will be addressed at interview.
Talbot House Childrens Charity - School
Talbot House Children’s Charity Limited is situated in the North East of England and is a non-maintained specialist school with pupils ranging from Reception to Key Stage 4. Class sizes are rarely bigger than 6 pupils.
The school provides education for up to 70 children who have various complex needs which include SEMH, ASD, ADHD, early childhood trauma and learning disabilities. We are a ‘Thrive’ school and provide the services of an Occupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapist. We pride ourselves that when children leave us in Year 11, they leave with qualifications including GCSE’s and go onto college placements with the help of our career’s advisors.
We have children on roll from local authorities around the Northeast, and we are proud to communicate our vision to them and our passion for the outcomes we want for the children in our school. Children are placed in one of our four zones within the school depending on stage not age which enables them to progress at their own pace. Referrals can come directly from local authorities; however, we are seeing more parental, word of mouth and previous school referrals recently.
As a charitable organisation, we do not have any shareholders, so all surpluses are reinvested into Talbot House. This has allowed us to make some substantial changes over the last 10 years. There has been lots of developments to the building and grounds which include new playgrounds, sports facilities, and an outdoor gym along with redevelopment of the building, a new science classroom, a new heating system and roof. We have also have developed a nature garden which includes an allotment, giant reading chair, mud kitchen, sensory paths and an outside classroom.
We aim to ensure every child aspires to become the best they can be. To achieve this, our staff must also aspire to be the best they can be and share our values; to care for, respect and support one another in this endeavour.
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