Maintenance Operative

Are you a skilled tradesperson or maintenance professional looking for greater job stability, consistent hours and a better work-life balance? Whether your background is in plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, or building maintenance, this is a great opportunity to bring your expertise into a respected school environment where your skills will be genuinely valued and make a real difference to staff and students.

South Hampstead High School is seeking a hands-on, multi-skilled maintenance professional to play a key role keeping our busy school site operational, safe and well-maintained. Working as part of a professional and supportive site team, you will be responsible for carrying out a range of practical maintenance and repair tasks across the school, including basic plumbing, carpentry, decorating, electrical fault-finding and general building maintenance. You will also support health and safety checks, monitor site systems and assist with the general upkeep of the buildings and grounds.

The role also involves supporting the wider operational needs of the school, including preparing spaces for events and exams, liaising with contractors, moving equipment and helping ensure the site is secure and operational throughout the school day. This is a varied, hands-on role suited to somebody with practical maintenance or trade skills who enjoys problem-solving and takes pride in delivering high standards of work. Previous building maintenance or trade experience is essential, ideally gained within a school, education or similar busy environment.

Joining our site team means becoming part of a professional, supportive and well-organised team where your practical skills and contribution will be recognised and appreciated and you can take pride in maintaining a school environment used by hundreds of pupils and staff every day. Based on a single site, this opportunity offers structured working hours, long-term stability and a more predictable working pattern than many self-employed or reactive maintenance positions.

You will also benefit from generous annual leave, a pension scheme, paid sick leave, training and development opportunities, season ticket and cycle-to-work schemes, and access to a wide range of additional staff benefits.

To find out more and to apply, please click the apply button to send your CV and a cover letter. Candidates invited to interview will be required to complete an application form. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 19th May 2026 at 9am. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.

The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes. The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.