General Estates Assistant - Pipers Corner School
Location: High Wycombe
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.
Contract Type Permanent
Required as soon as possible
Hours 40 hours per week. Five weeks’ annual holiday. 0800-1700 hours daily
Closing Date for Applications Friday 30 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
- 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
An application form and further information regarding the role 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 | Friday 30 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.
