Building Services Manager

Start date: 1 June 2025

Hours per week: 36.5, All year round

Cherry Oak School
60, Frederick Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6PB
Telephone number: 0121 464 2037

Contact email: p.mckenna@victoria.bham.sch.uk

Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 6:15am until 2:00pm Monday to Friday
(Please note that very occasionally by agreement some weekend and out of hours work may be required)

Interview date: Friday 16 May 2025

Thank you for your interest in this post. We are looking for a building services manager to join our dedicated and hard-working federated site team. This position will be based at Cherry Oak School. This is a permanent full time position.

The successful candidate will be a committed, reliable and self-motivated person, who is able to form positive relationships with a range of stakeholders. As the building services manager you will work closely with all members of our skilled site team and share responsibility for the security, safety, maintenance and cleanliness of the estate ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for our whole community.

Key Requirements

• be hard-working and flexible and able to meet the physical demands detailed in the job description
• able to demonstrate some practical skills to be able to undertake a range of general grounds and property maintenance issues
• the ability to communicate and work effectively as part of a wider team

Please note that responsibility for key holding is a requirement of the position. On occasion it may be necessary to support site staff in the other settings of the federation but this will be within existing work patterns.

Informal visits can be accommodated. Please contact Pauline McKenna (Director of Support Services) on 07841921153 to arrange this.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. The Federation of Cherry Oak School, Victoria School and Victoria College is committed to safeguarding.

How to apply

Please download from the Cherry Oak School website or email Cherry Oak School directly at recruitment@cherryoak.bham.sch.uk.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff 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.

BCC is a Living Wage employer.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.