Building Services Manager

Salary:  Grade 3, Point 9-22

£27,254 to £33,699

Hours:    36.5 hours per week (all year round)

09:45am 17:30pm (some flexibility)

(split shifts may be occasionally required to cover annual leave)

Are you a proactive and skilled facilities professional with a passion for creating safe, clean, and welcoming environments? Lindsworth School is seeking a dedicated Building Services Manager to join our team supporting the Site Manager with the day-to-day management of our school site, including maintenance, security, and cleaning services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in supporting the education and wellbeing of students with social, emotional, and mental health needs. You will be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, committed to making a real difference in the lives of young people.

We can offer:

• A supportive and friendly workplace where collaboration is key
• Accommodation: A rent-free, 3-bedroom detached house located next door to the school
• Access to CPD opportunities
• Pension - automatic enrolment into the to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free use of our on-site gym as part of our wellbeing programme

Our ideal candidate will be dependable, committed, and caring, someone who will take pride in the school.

We are looking for a candidate who:

• Has relevant qualifications (e.g. NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, NEBSS) and experience in caretaking, cleaning, and site management
• Can lead and motivate a team, manage contractors, and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
• Is flexible, dependable, and able to respond to out-of-hours emergencies
• Has effective communication and IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

This is a full-time, all-year-round position (36.5 hours per week). The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and online security screening.

At Lindsworth School we are proud of our recent Ofsted report, which rated us Good in three categories and Outstanding in another. Our school is a vibrant, supportive environment where both staff and pupils flourish. We have a strong sense of community, and we work together to create an inclusive and inspiring place to learn and teach.

If you are looking for a school where you will feel valued, supported, and part of something special, we would love to welcome you to our team.

As a school we are committed to developing the talents and potential of all our staff and place great emphasis on their wellbeing. We are focused on, and committed to, making rapid progress towards delivering an outstanding provision and are looking to appoint staff who have high expectations of themselves and pupils.

About Lindsworth School - “One size fits NONE”

Lindsworth School is a provision in which all staff work together to support pupils in developing their academic and social skills whilst encouraging growth in their emotional and mental health wellbeing. The school had an incredibly successful Ofsted inspection in December 2024 and we encourage all candidates to read the report prior to applying https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/25/1036322.

Lindsworth School is a mixed day/residential special school meeting the needs of 144 pupils, and rising, from Year 4 to Year 11 who have been assessed as having social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. Many of the pupils have medical diagnoses including ADHD, ASC, PTSD, PDA, ODD and Attachment Disorder. They have also experienced significant disruption to their education due to multiple school moves, fixed term and permanent exclusions and extended periods of part-time or no placement in a school.

This is a school where you can make a real and lasting difference to the young people in our care. We are extremely ambitious to provide our pupils with the best education and preparation for a happy and successful life in the adult world.

Further details and application forms are available below :

Candidates are expected to make an informal visit prior to applying. Please email Vanessa Wilson at recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk to arrange a convenient time. Visits will take place from week commencing 3 November 2025 as the school office will be closed for half term from 27/10/2025 to 31/10/2025.

Closing Date: 12.30pm on Friday, 28 November 2025.

Please submit all completed applications to recruitment@lindsworth.bham.sch.uk

We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward and to interview suitable candidates as and when they apply.

Candidates completing an online application form must also submit a signed copy of their application either at the point of being called for interview or as soon as possible after the closing date.

Lindsworth School - Safeguarding Commitment

As part of our safeguarding procedures, an online search will be conducted on all shortlisted candidates. Any incidents or issues identified from the search will be explored with the candidate at interview.

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: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. 

All candidates will be required to provide two suitable references.

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. This 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 (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance).

 

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 the role.