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Maintenance Assistant

THE PRINCIPAL AND FELLOWS OF ST HUGH'S COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
St Hugh’s College
Full-time
2nd March 2026
Listed 1 day ago

Maintenance Assistant

(6 month fixed-term contract)

Grade 3

£28,587 per annum

37.5 hours per week

St Hugh’s College is offering a fantastic opportunity for a Handyperson to learn and progress with excellent financial, academic and work/life balance benefits;

  • free tea and coffee and free lunch whilst on duty,
  • 10 days off for Christmas
  • 30 days, including bank holidays (Good Friday, Easter Monday, the first and last Mondays in May and the last Monday in August);
  • auto enrolled to the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS).
  • Training and development opportunities.
  • College also provides a travel card scheme and has designated areas for bicycles.
  • University childcare salary sacrifice scheme

We are seeking to appoint a Maintenance Assistant in the College’s small and friendly Estates Department. The role is varied and includes the maintenance and upkeep of external areas, waste and recycling collection and disposal, setting up rooms for conferences, the distribution of goods and heavy items of furniture/equipment around the site and general responsive building maintenance repairs. Therefore, candidates should be competent in a range of disciplines and willing to learn additional skills.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with the right experience and skills to join the vibrant St Hugh’s College community.

If you have the necessary skills, desire and can-do attitude, why not join our customer focused team at St Hugh’s College.

 To apply for this role please download, fill out and submit an application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and send alongside a copy of your CV via email to recruitment@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk.  References will be taken up for the successful candidate.

Closing date:      9.00am Monday 2 March 2026

Interviews:         It is anticipated that interviews will be held in person at St Hugh’s as soon as possible after the closing date either on Thursday 5 or Friday 6 March 2026.

St Hugh’s is a self-governing College of Oxford University and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.