Operations Manager, School Cleaning Unit

1 month ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Education Full time

**This is a full-time fixed-term position for 3 years, classified as a VPS6.1, $134,953-$157,355, exclusive of superannuation.**

**About the Department**

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

**About the Victorian School Building Authority**

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s.

The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.

With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program.

**About the Division**

The Asset Management Division helps schools maintain and manage their buildings and grounds and ensures they are more energy efficient. The Division trains school leaders as facilities managers and supports them to develop school maintenance plans. They coordinate programs, assessments, and systems to ensure schools are routinely maintained and cleaned.

The Division includes the Asset Management Branch, School Asset Management Support Branch, Facilities Branch, Maintenance Delivery Branch and the Programs Branch.

**About the Role**
- Leading the contract management and broader team.
- Providing strategic advice for operations and commercial aspects.
- Implementing the Metropolitan Area-based Cleaning Model to ensure high cleaning standards.
- Managing relationships with service providers to manage risks and resolve delivery issues.
- Ensuring contract compliance and managing underperformance.
- Collaborating on planning, legal, and communication matters.
- Leading procurements and maintaining commercial arrangements.
- Building stakeholder confidence in school cleaning services.
- Supporting all unit goals, including successfully delivering cleaning services to schools in regional Victoria.
- Performing additional unit support duties as required.
- Reviewing reports, invoices and payments of services.

Hybrid working arrangements are available, but regular attendance at the central office is required.

This position may require participation in evening and/or weekend work, including some travel.

During any emergency situation, you may be required to work outside typical working hours.

Role-specific requirements:

- A valid Driver's Licence.
- Current Working With Children check

Desirable:

- Technical knowledge and operational experience in facilities management - soft services - cleaning would be highly regarded / and or
- Knowledge and experience working within a Government environment

**Further Information**

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

**Applications close** 11:59pm on Sunday 3rd November, 2024.**

**Applicants are encouraged to include a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 3 pages) and a resume.

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