Apprentice Buildings Supervisor
Mercia Learning Trust
Sheffield (S7 2DY)
Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 November 2025
Contents
Summary
The role: Mercia Learning Trust is seeking to appoint a buildings' supervisor to be responsible for site-related issues at Mercia School. The training: Level 3 Facilities Management Supervisor Apprenticeship. The apprenticeship training will be provided through online learning. Training and development will take place in the workplace.
- Wage
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£14,567 a year
- Training course
- Facilities management supervisor (level 3)
- Hours
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Working hours will alternative between 6am and 2pm and 10am and 6pm, Monday to Friday (with a 30 minute unpaid break each day).
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 February 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Key responsibilities
- Act as a primary key holder.
- Responsible for an effective level of security of buildings and grounds. Liaise with security services and deal with alarm systems as appropriate.
- Maintain a high level of security in rooms/areas with expensive equipment or resources. Identify and record the location of stopcocks for water, gas and electrical isolators.
- Liaise with emergency services (for example, police, fire brigade, education officers) in cases of break-ins, fires etc.
- Make rooms and premises temporarily secure after break-ins or vandalism. Report incidents to headteacher, line manager and/or premises section. Board up if possible. Remove loose pieces of fragmented glass. Tidy up the immediate vicinity.
- Check the operation of fire alarms, extinguishers (visual check), emergency lights and fire hoses on a regular basis.
- Make safe gas, water and electric power when locking.
- Responsible for the day-to-day cleaning of a designated area to cover any absence.
- Undertake emergency cleaning and other occasional cleaning as specified, during normal hours after ill children, floods or additional cleaning in toilet areas.
- Clean and tidy all yards, paths, gullies and drains on a regular basis, including the emptying of all external litter bins, including a daily check for litter and graffiti. Remove all litter and leaves from hard/soft ground areas related to the site.
- Remove weeds from flower beds, paths, steps and playground/yard edges and maintain grass.
- Remove graffiti from internal and/or external walls, windows etc. using appropriate cleaning equipment and materials.
- Monitor and provide reports on cleaning standards and the follow-up.
- Basic maintenance of school caretaking/cleaning equipment and ensure safe storage. Reporting faults if necessary.
- Clear snow off main paths, steps and ramps to facilitate safe access of pupils and staff to premises. Grit as necessary.
- Clean high/walls/internal windows.
- Carry out porterage duties as required, including receipt of goods and supplies and setting out/putting away furniture and equipment for functions, meetings and exams.
- Arrange temporary signs in car parks and buildings as necessary.
- Deal with lost property in accordance with agreed procedure.
- Identify and report any repairs, maintenance or replacements that require rectification.
- Install, maintain or repair jobs of a minor nature relative to the fabric fixtures and fittings of the building, equipment and furniture.
- Ensure the boiler room and all associated equipment are inspected and maintained in accordance with all laid down procedures and liaise with appropriate agencies for maintaining temperatures.
- Monitor all contractor personnel on site and ensure that work is satisfactorily completed.
- Develop and maintain suitable information systems appropriate to the post and needs of the site, including using our Trust’s health and safety digital database to update compliance and schedule and any remedial works required.
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and codes of practice in the provision of a safe and healthy working environment for all site users.
- Certification, completion of necessary time sheets, letting sheets, sickness/absence records/holiday records and events diary.
- Ensure adequate provision of materials and equipment, including the issue of paper towels, toilet rolls, soap etc. Maintain effective stock control.
- Monitor all energy and water services usage and be aware of the spending under these budget headings and liaise with the facilities and estates manager accordingly.
Where you'll work
Carter Knowle Road
Sheffield
S7 2DY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED
Training course
Facilities management supervisor (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Supervise the facilities management function.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
- Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
- Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
- Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Lead a team of facilities personnel.
- Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
- Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
- Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
- Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
- Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
- Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
- Supervise the facilities management function.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, building regulations, codes of practice and organisational policies and procedures.
- Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work and apply control measures.
- Supervise others when using facilities management environment tools and equipment for example, plant, machinery, electrical equipment, manual tools.
- Apply sustainable processes and practices, monitoring and solving sustainability problems which impact climate change in the facilities management function within their organisation.
- Use resources to complete tasks, with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Lead a team of facilities personnel.
- Apply problem solving techniques to create solutions to complex problems within limits of authority within own role and consult line management.
- Plan, prioritise and delegate tasks to the facilities team for completion.
- Use information and digital technology to analyse data to monitor performance.
- Create, maintain and enhance collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders Give and receive information. Matching style to audience. Recognising barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Facilities terminology.
- Investigate queries to find underlying cause and identify potential solutions.
- Apply financial management principles in department budget spending.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques to devise potential solutions.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology through written means.
Training schedule
The training you will be getting
Level 3 Facilities Management Supervisor Apprenticeship.
The apprenticeship training will be provided through online learning.
Training and development will take place in the workplace.
Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check. A satisfactory online search check. Two satisfactory references, including one from current employer (if applicable). Medical Fitness. Right to Work, verification of your right to work in the UK. Additional checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
About this employer
Mercia Learning Trust Mercia Learning Trust is a successful partnership of four primary and three secondary schools located in the south-west of Sheffield. Established in 2012, with one secondary school, our trust has grown to serving over 5000 pupils, with 650 staff. Why do we exist? • To empower everyone in our communities, especially the most disadvantaged, to succeed. How do we behave? • We are kind - showing care and supporting each other. • We have integrity - doing the right thing and always putting children first. • We work with diligence - overcoming obstacles and having no excuses. What do we do? • We run schools that focus on academic excellence, cultural capital and the development of character. How will we succeed? • A culture of excellence – high standards shaped by clarity, not control. • Academic focus – empowering all children through an exceptional curriculum. • Purposeful collaboration – relationships built on trust, reducing sub-optimisation and driving collective success. Our staff are a crucial part of our trust, just like our pupils. We are devoted to recruiting, training, retaining and taking good care of our highly skilled and dedicated team.
https://www.merciatrust.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Sick Pay, Cycle to Work Scheme, Eyecare Voucher.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship:
Potential for the right candidate to become Buildings Supervisor, Site Manager, Deputy Facilities Manager.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN TOGETHER LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002251.
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Closes in 14 days (Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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