Mobile Building Services Supervisor

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD access

Career Pathways

Wellbeing program

LGPS pension

Annual leave

Onsite parking

Flexible working

EAP access

Job summary

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is seeking a Mobile Building Services Supervisor to join our facilities team. This role supports the Site team across multiple academy sites to keep school environments safe, clean, and well‑maintained, ensuring a high quality environment for students, staff and visitors.

You will respond to site needs and emergencies, coordinate planned maintenance tasks, and work with contracted suppliers as required.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Previous caretaking/cleaning experience preferred.
• Driving licence advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide flexible estates and facilities support across multiple academy sites.
• Ensure school environments are safe, secure, clean and well‑maintained.
• Respond to site needs, emergencies and planned maintenance tasks.

Skills

Health and safety knowledge

Caretaking experience

Driving licence advantageous

Job description

What we are looking for:

We are seeking a highly motivated, reliable, and proactive individual to join our dedicated facilities team as a Mobile Building Services Supervisor at Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust. This is a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and safe operation of our school premises, supporting the Site team in maintaining a high‑quality environment for our students, staff, and visitors.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will provide flexible, high‑quality estates and facilities support across multiple academy sites. They will ensure that school environments are safe, secure, clean, and well‑maintained, and will respond to site needs, emergencies and planned maintenance tasks.

Qualifications:

• Good knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Previous caretaking/cleaning experience preferred.
• Driving licence advantageous.

Benefits:

• A collaborative and inclusive culture where team members upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment.
• An opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as CIPD or Coaching via our Apprenticeship Levy.
• Access to Career Pathways and a Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance process.
• A wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio.
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called "My Possible Self".
• Access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly.
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye‑sight tests for eligible display screen users.
• Opportunity to be part of key Trust‑wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) working group and wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support.
• Generous annual leave entitlement based on length of service: starting at 30 days pro‑rata, rising to 33 at 5 years plus service and 35 after 10 years plus service. This excludes an additional 2‑week paid compulsory closure at Christmas.
• Onsite parking at all schools.
• Flexible working can be discussed subject to operational requirements.

Disability Confident Committed Employer Statement:

• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
• Communicating and promoting vacancies.
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required.
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and its amendments, and is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). (Legal compliance information retained.)

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.