General Estates Assistant - Pipers Corner School

Overview

We are looking for a reliable and flexible member of the School’s Estates Team to assist as needed across maintenance, grounds, general cleaning and operations. This role involves carrying out general school and estates support duties.

Individuals with specialised groundskeeping or maintenance skills will be primarily assigned tasks within their area of expertise.

Salary: £25-29k dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Required: as soon as possible

Hours: 40 hours per week, Five week's annual holiday, 0800-1700 hours daily

Closing date: Sunday 31 May 2026

About us

Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association Independent School for girls aged 4-18. Set in 96 acres of beautiful Chiltern countryside, the school is four miles north of High Wycombe and two miles from Great Missenden. In its most recent ISI inspection (March 2023) the school was graded as “excellent” in all categories.

Website: www.piperscorner.co.uk

About the role

• Assisting the Head of Maintenance with general maintenance and all compliance checks.
• Assisting the Head of Grounds with general gardening and grounds’ maintenance duties.
• Undertaking any other tasks as required by Estates Management Preparing school facilities and grounds for school activities and functions and carrying out the subsequent clearing up tasks.
• Where applicable and as directed, to unlock and open or lock and secure the school buildings including the security alarms at times reasonably directed by Estates Management.

Please see the recruitment booklet for further information regarding the job role:
https://www.piperscorner.co.uk/our-community/staff/job-vacancies

Other information

To apply for this post, please complete the application form via MyNewTerm. https://www.piperscorner.co.uk/our-community/staff/job-vacancies

Please note that the application form must be completed in full. It is not sufficient to substitute a C.V. for all or any part of the form. You are welcome to email the school via [email protected] if you have queries. 

Send completed applications via MyNewTerm addressed to: Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford, Headmistress.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Pipers Corner School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Pipers Corner School 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.

Registered Charity No. 310635

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.