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Site Manager
Grade GR C – Full-time, Permanent (£35,412-£44,075)
Location: City of Birmingham School

City of Birmingham School is seeking a dedicated, proactive and highly capable Site Manager to oversee the management and maintenance of two of our eight campuses. This is a key role ensuring our school environments remain safe, secure, well maintained and fully operational for pupils, staff and visitors.

About the Role
The Site Manager will take a lead role in the day to day and strategic management of the school’s premises, buildings and wider estate. This includes responsibility for security, health and safety, maintenance planning, contractor oversight, environmental efficiency and ensuring that all facilities meet required statutory and school standards.

Key responsibilities include:
• Ensuring and maintaining effective site security, acting as the designated principal key holder, including responding to out of hours emergencies.
• Managing heating, lighting, ventilation and the general condition of buildings, ensuring the school environment is safe and fit for purpose.
• Coordinating and monitoring the work of external contractors and ensuring high quality maintenance and repair works.
• Supporting the School Business Manager with health and safety compliance, risk assessments, safety audits and fire safety monitoring.
• Overseeing cleaning teams, caretaking duties, goods receipt, furniture movement and general upkeep of the premises.
• Maintaining accurate records, schedules and logs relating to building management and statutory compliance.

What We Can Offer You
• A forward thinking school committed to continual improvement and innovation.
• A supportive, enthusiastic and highly motivated staff team and governing body.
• A strong commitment to continuing professional development.
• Career opportunities within the school.
• Blue Light Card access, offering discounts across UK retailers and services.

• Birmingham City Council employee benefits, including:
o Membership of the highly rated Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
Generous employer pension contribution
A career average pension scheme, providing financial security that is not dependent on stock market performance
Your total reward package includes your basic salary plus employer pension contribution

o Cycle to Work scheme
o Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
o Access to My Rewards, offering discounts, cashback and wellbeing resources

What We Are Looking For
We welcome applications from individuals who are:
• Flexible, adaptable and able to respond to changing priorities across multiple school sites
• Proactive, solution focused and able to use initiative
• Possessing excellent digital and administrative skills (including Microsoft Office)
• Experienced in a caretaking, estates or facilities management environment
• Knowledgeable about health and safety, including COSHH and risk assessments
• Organised, reliable and able to manage competing demands effectively
• Confident working independently as well as leading and supervising others
• Strong communicators with a positive, professional manner

How to Apply
To request an application pack or to arrange a visit to the school, please contact:
Jodie Massie – Hays Education
T: 07761 446571
E: COBS@hays.com

Closing date for applications: Friday, 27 February
Shortlisting: WB 2nd March
Interviews: WB 9th March

Please also visit our recruitment site:
https://webmicrosites.hays.co.uk/web/cobs/
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All staff are expected to understand and be committed to Equal Opportunities in employment and school delivery. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check as outlined in the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

- Jodie Massie