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Building Services Manager

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
St Thomas CE Academy, Great Colmore Street, Birmingham, B15 2AT
Salary
£21,269 to £27,514
Closing date
22 Aug 2022

Job Details

Hours per week: 36.5 per week, all year round

Contract Type: Permanent

St Thomas CE Academy

Great Colmore Street

Birmingham

B15 2AT

Telephone Number: 0121 622 2151

Email Address: s.wisdom@allsaintsmat.school

Job Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking to appoint a Building Services Manager. The successful candidate will need to be fit and able to cope with the physically challenging duties and have good IT, written and communication skills and be ready to deal with a variety of situations.

As an assistant building services supervisor, you will be responsible for the management of the overall provision of security, janitorial and cleaning services at the school and associated staff, ensuring a clean, safe and secure environment for users of the school buildings and grounds.

The role will initially be based at St Thomas CE Academy.

St Thomas CE Academy and St John's and St Peter's CE Academy form All Saints Multi Academy Trust Birmingham.

Both schools have good bus and rail connections and are located within a 10-minute walk of Birmingham City Centre.

Duties will include but extensive to:

• opening the school premises in the morning

• responsible for the management of repairs and maintenance of the school site

• general porterage duties including movement of furniture and equipment within the school

• handyperson duties which may include minor repairs to furniture and fixtures and non specialist decorating tasks

• daily and periodic cleaning of designated areas of the school buildings and grounds according to schedule of work

To apply for this role, you must have:

• experience in caretaking and cleaning duties

• knowledge of maintenance and cleaning techniques

• City & Guilds in cleaning techniques is desirable

• excellent organisation and communication skills and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

• be committed to the strong Christian ethos of our schools

• be a team player who will work with colleagues across the multi academy trust

• speak fluent English as in accordance with part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016)

Closing Date: 22 August 2022, 12 midday

For an application pack or more details please contact the school office on 0121 622 2151 or email: s.wisdom@allsaintsmat.school

 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

 

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.

 

 

 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.

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Birmingham
West Midlands
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United Kingdom

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