General Maintenance Assistant

Working as part of a small team of trades personnel and maintenance operatives, you will be based at our East Oxford properties, with occasional work at Queen’s Lane and Norham Gardens, North Oxford.  The General Maintenance Assistant plays a key role in ensuring College buildings, some of which are of historic significance, are maintained to high standards. You should be comfortable working both as part of a team and independently. Previous experience in general maintenance, fault-finding, and repair works is essential, along with awareness of health and safety regulations.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement plus additional Christmas/New Year days off.
• Subsidised bus pass, rail and cycle schemes.
• Free three-course lunch; staff room with tea/coffee, fridge, and microwave.
• Access to employee assistance programme, free annual flu vaccination.
• Discounts in University shops, access to libraries, Botanical Gardens, gym/pool, and more.

Eligible for Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS) providing retirement, sickness, and life assurance benefits.

We are a sociable community and run staff events throughout the year including quizzes, summer BBQs, and Christmas events.

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Application Process

Please send:

1. CV
2. Covering letter addressing the selection criteria
3. Cover Sheet

Send by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk or by post to HR, St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR by 09:00, Monday 16 February 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 and include a simple practical assessment. The successful candidate will start as soon as possible thereafter.

Visits prior to application are encouraged. To arrange, contact Stephen Lloyd (Estates Manager) stephen.lloyd@seh.ox.ac.uk or Alex Grant (Deputy Estates Manager) alex.grant@seh.ox.ac.uk, or email recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk.

Equality of Opportunity

The Equal Opportunities policy of the College requires that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria related to the post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Applications are particularly welcomed from women and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in these roles.

Recruitment Monitoring

Please also consider completing the online Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form.  Submission of this form is voluntary and does not form part of the selection process, but we would be grateful if you are willing to return it with your application to assist us with our equal opportunity monitoring. A paper copy can be obtained here.