School Facilities Manager
Lift Percy Shurmer
Longmore Street, Birmingham, B12 9ED
United Kingdom
Salary: NCJ point 12 (£28,598.00) - 17 (£31,022.00) FTE Actual Salary: £15,458.38 - £16,768.65 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Part-time 20 hours a week (including shift patterns): Shifts: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Contract: Fixed Term until August 2027
Start date: As soon as possible
School Facilities Manager – Ideal for an Experienced or Semi-Retired Candidate
We are looking for a reliable, practical and trustworthy person to join our outstanding school community as School Facilities Manager. This role would suit an experienced caretaker, facilities manager, site supervisor, tradesperson or semi-retired candidate seeking a rewarding part-time position.
Your New School
Lift Percy Shurmer Academy is a large, successful two-form entry primary school in Birmingham with 459 pupils aged 3 to 11, including a Nursery and a specialist Deaf Learning Base.
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted, we are proud of our warm, inclusive and ambitious environment for pupils and staff alike.
Your New Role
This is an important and valued role helping to keep the school safe, secure and running smoothly each day.
Duties include:
- Opening, securing and monitoring the site
- Carrying out minor repairs and basic maintenance
- Setting up rooms and moving equipment
- Supervising contractors on site
- Ensuring cleanliness, safety and good presentation of the premises
- Responding to occasional call-outs when required
What We’re Looking For
We welcome applications from people with life experience and a practical background.
You may have worked as a:
- School caretaker
- Facilities manager
- Site supervisor
- Maintenance operative
- Building manager
- Semi-retired property professional
- Tradesperson
You will need:
- Good practical DIY / maintenance skills
- Reliability and common sense
- Ability to work independently
- Awareness of health and safety
- Friendly and professional manner
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle
Why Apply?
- Part-time daytime hours
- Stable and meaningful local role
- Friendly school environment
- Opportunity to make a real difference daily
- Excellent benefits package
If you take pride in maintaining high standards and enjoy being trusted to keep a site running well, we would love to hear from you.
Who is Lift Schools?
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
Ready to apply? Get in touch here. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Closing date: 13th July 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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