Head of Maintenance - Pipers Corner School
Location: High Wycombe
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Estates team at our busy and thriving Independent school for girls. We are seeking to appoint a Head of Maintenance to lead the Maintenance team, as well as supervising service providers and contractors, and liaising with a wide variety of colleagues and other stakeholders.
Salary: £40,000-£45,000, dependent on experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Hours are 0800-1700 with an hour for lunch 25 days’ annual leave
Closing date: Wednesday 7 January 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.
About the role
The Head of Maintenance will organise maintenance activity and support operations at the School. The Estates Team currently comprises the Estates Manager who line-manages this role and also the Head of Grounds.
Additionally, there are several Grounds and Maintenance assistants, a Cleaning Supervisor, and a resident Security Manager. The Head of Maintenance will deputise for the Estates Manager in his absence. The Head of Maintenance is a ‘working foreman’ who leads the Maintenance Team and has a handson role leading and supervising the Maintenance Assistants, Service Providers and Contractors. Additionally, for school events/marketing the incumbent of this role will be the Estates Team’s principal point of contact with the Director of Marketing and the Events Coordinator.
The Maintenance Team carry out Maintenance, Compliance Checks and Support Operations. The maintaining responsibilities include the general structure and fabric of buildings, mechanical and electrical systems and services which include - but are not limited to - electrical distribution, lighting, fire alarms, emergency lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, fire suppression (one system), lifts (two passenger), drainage, swimming pool and water supplies.
Further information regarding the role and a full job description is available from the recruitment booklet in the vacancy section on our website.
https://www.piperscorner.co.uk/our-community/staff/job-vacancies
About you
The successful candidate will have proven general maintenance skills and experience, understand the importance of health and safety and be willing to undertake a broad range of facilities’ maintenance and support tasks to help ensure the smooth running of the School. They will have strong communication skills and be self-motivated and resilient.
Applicants should be flexible, enthusiastic and enjoy working in a team. The successful candidate will be skilled at problem-solving and prioritising tasks effectively and will have a keen eye for detail.
A background in maintenance management is essential, as is a full U.K. driving licence.
Other information
An application form can be obtained from the HR Department, email [email protected] or downloaded from the vacancies section of our website www.piperscorner.co.uk
Completed application forms and a covering letter should be addressed to the Headmistress and returned to HR via the email address above.
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.
Closing date | Wednesday 7 January 2026
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.
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.
