Lift Schools

School Facilities Manager

Lift Schools  •  £29k - £31k/yr  •  Birmingham, GB (Onsite)  •  17 days ago
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Job Description

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: 3rd 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.

Follow us on Facebook, X, Instagram and Linkedin Further details can be found on our careers page.

Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.

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About Lift Schools

Lift Schools believes an excellent education is an entitlement for every child, and we do everything in our power to ensure that our schools are making that a reality for every pupil in our care.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.

With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.

We will work with others beyond our network to create capacity in the sector to benefit more children and communities.

At Lift Schools, we are serious about personal and professional development.

We know that talent drives performance, we attract dynamic people and we back them to reimagine what’s possible in every classroom, for every child, every day.

Whether you're taking those exciting first steps into the world of teaching or you've worked in the education sector for some time, Lift Schools is a great place to have the biggest impact.

Our work literally changes lives and we know that only happens if we invest in our team.

Initial Teacher Training

Our Initial Teacher Training programme allows prospective teachers to gain their PGCE and QTS alongside acquiring valuable experience working within a classroom.

For a full list of our career opportunities, please visit our website.

Project H - Changing education beyond Lift Schools

Project H is our online community designed to find solutions to address the big challenges in the education sector. Project H shares resources, ideas and insights from staff across our schools and the trust.

Find out more on our Life page.

Our Benefits:

We offer the full suite of Early Career and NPQ programmes as well as our CPD offer which provides opportunities for both teaching and leadership development.

For our full list of benefits, including a great pension, discounted gym membership, salary advances and a travel and leisure scheme, visit our website.

Industry
Education & Training
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
2008
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