Bentley West Primary School

 Building Services Manager

          37 hours per week (hours to be negotiated), all year round

Bentley West Primary School, Monmouth Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JN

Pay: Grade 3, SCP 9-22, £27,254-£33,699 Full Time Equivalent.

Salary will be worked out according to experience.

Email: cath.keats@bwp.leightrust.co.uk

To start as soon as possible

Join our passionate team and make a real difference! We’re offering an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Building Services Manager to join us and help enhance the vibrant learning environment at our school. The post holder will be responsible for the management of the overall provision of security, janitorial and cleaning services at the school and associated staff.  This will include the management of the repairs and maintenance of the school site and to monitor the work of external contractors.

We wish to appoint a Building Services Manager who;

 ·         Has previous paid experience of working in a school.

·         Already holds experience of running a site including security and grounds maintenance.

·         Will be the key holder with responsibility for opening and/or locking the school and respond as the first point of contact for out of hours calls.

·         Will liaise with contractors and other users of the site/buildings as appropriate.

·         Will carry out minor repairs and maintenance.

·         Will complete health and safety checks as required.

·         Will keep a stock of cleaning and site resources.

·         Will supervise the Assistant Building Site Supervisor.

·        Will carry out general porterage duties.

·         Will ensure toilets are hygiene products are adequately stocked.

·         Will keep the grounds neat and tidy and compliant with health and safety regulations.

·         To ensure adherence to the standards of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).

·         Make pathways safe after snow/frost by cleaning/salting as appropriate.

·         To support the school grounds, building and site as directed by the Headteacher and the Leigh Trust Estates Team.

·         Will be a positive role model in school.

In return we can offer:

·         An opportunity to have a very rewarding role in the lives of our wonderful children.

·         The chance to transform lives and make a vital contribution to families.

·         A hardworking and supportive staff team

·         Personalised CPD packages and the opportunity to learn from a wide range of professionals.

·         A highly supportive senior leadership team

In return we are committed to offering high quality support, personalised continuing professional development and a supportive leadership. 

Closing date: Midnight on Sunday 22^nd March 2026. 

Shortlisting: w/c 23^rd March with Interviews as soon as possible

Informal visits to the school are welcome, please call Mrs Cath Keats on 01922 720792 or email cath.keats@bwp.leightrust.co.uk to make an appointment. 

Only applications done on MyNewTerm will be accepted.

Safer Recruitment 

In line with our commitment to safeguarding, the successful candidate will be required to provide their original birth certificate as part of our comprehensive pre-employment identity and vetting checks.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Bentley West Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.   

Safeguarding Commitment

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

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

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed Candidates

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

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. Which 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.

Immigration Act

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016).  Therefore, the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.