- Vacancy Reference
- JOB003238
- Job Title
- Building Services Manager (Residential)
- Job Start Date
- 1 July 2025
- Salary Range
- FT £26,409 to £32,654 Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
- Hours Per Week
- 36.5
- Working Pattern
- All year round
- School Address
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Grendon Primary School
Grendon Road
Birmingham
B14 4RB - Contact Email
- enquiry@grendon.bham.sch.uk
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Closing Date
- 26 March 2025, midday
- Job Information
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Due to the retirement of a current valued and long serving staff member, Grendon Primary School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and self-motivated Building Services Manager to join our team of hardworking, skilled support staff who are committed to our WE CAN ethos.
We are looking for someone:
- to be responsible for the management of the overall provision of security, janitorial and cleaning services at our school and the associated cleaning staff
- to be responsible for the management of the repairs and maintenance of the school site
- to monitor the work of external contractors on site
The successful candidate will:
- have high standards and take a pride in their work
- be committed to the improvement of our school and its environment
- play an important role in our school, interacting with pupils, parents and other stakeholders alike
- be able to identify and prioritise their own workload, approaching all tasks with a “WE CAN” attitude
- have experience in caretaking and cleaning work and have knowledge of maintenance and cleaning techniques
- have a commitment to training and professional development
- be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with all stakeholders
- be able to deal with emergency situations
- reside in the property adjacent to school site (available from November 2025)
In return we can offer you:
- a well-maintained school site
- supportive, friendly and hardworking colleagues
- staff wellbeing initiatives (including local arrangements for determining periods of annual leave)
- a planned period of transition with current staff between 1st July and 21st July
- a property that you will reside in during the duration of your employment
- This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
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Please download applicant pack, alternatively visit our school website or email request to: enquiry@grendon.bham.sch.uk
Interviews are due to take place: week commencing 7th April 202
Informal visits can be accommodated.
Please contact Angela Rainford, Senior Office Manager, on 0121 474 2460 to arrange this.
- Safeguarding
- This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
- enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
- References
- All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
- Short-listed candidates
- An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
- Terms and Conditions
- BCC is a Living Wage employer.
- Rehabilitation of Offenders
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
- Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
- Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.