General Estates Assistant (two roles) - Pipers Corner School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We are looking for reliable and flexible General Estates Assistants to join the Estates Team at our thriving girls’ Independent School.
Salary: £27,000-£32,000 dependent on skills and experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Closing date: Monday 26 October 2026
About us
Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association (GSA) and Heads’ Conference Association (HMC) 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 2026), Pipers Corner School met all of the required Independent School Standards across every area of the inspection.
Website: www.piperscorner.co.uk
About the role
As a core member of the Estates Team, you will provide practical maintenance and repairs across the School, helping to keep our buildings, facilities and grounds safe, operational and welcoming.
Please see School website for further details. https://www.piperscorner.co.uk/our-community/staff/job-vacancies
About you
- Comfortable doing regular manual handling, physical work and working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Background in a hands-on, practical role (e.g. caretaking, maintenance, logistics, or event setup).
- Good practical maintenance/DIY skills.
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.
