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

This is a permanent position, however, we would also welcome applications from candidates seeking a fixed-term contract arrangement

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
• Maintain local controls and evidence for applicable statutory and CQC requirements
• Work with the other Facilities Managers to ensure the collaborative development of the organisation
• Be part of the on-call rota

About You

• Relevant qualification in facilities management, building services or engineering, or equivalent demonstrable experience
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Demonstrable experience managing facilities 
• Experience of effective line management

What We Offer

• £45,000 to £55,000 per annum
• 37.5 hours per week
• Based in Birmingham (B29 6HZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
• Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
• Buy & sell annual leave scheme 

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. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

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?