Facilities Manager

Acorns Children's Hospice are now looking for a Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of day-to-day facilities management services at our Selly Oak Hospice, Birmingham

About the Role

At Acorns Children’s Hospice we offer specialist palliative care and support for children and their families across the West Midlands from our three hospices. Each hospice has specially decorated bedrooms, therapy rooms, a hydrotherapy room and dining facilities. 

As Facilities Manager, you will:

• Be responsible for teams in maintenance, housekeeping and catering and grounds
• Perform regular scheduled building inspections, identifying and addressing issues
• Manage the planned maintenance schedule to SFG20 HTMs via CAFM system
• Manage and prioritise reactive maintenance tasks via the CAFM system
• Work with the other Facilities Managers to ensure the collaborative development of the organisation
• Be part of the on-call rota

About You

• NVQ Level 3 in relevant building services trade
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Demonstrable experience managing facilities
• Experience of effective line management

What We Offer

• £40,000 to £50,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Based in Birmingham (B29 6HZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers
• Employee gym discount scheme
• Bike-to-Work scheme
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 23 July

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?