Maintenance and Facilities Assistant

1 month ago

South Yarra, Australia Melbourne Girls Grammar Full time

Melbourne Girls Grammar is seeking an engaged and proactive Maintenance and Facilities Assistant to join the Facilities Team in a casual capacity. This entry level position is well suited to school-leavers with a positive attitude and willingness to learn and is located close to many universities in Melbourne. This is an exciting opportunity join a leader in girls’ education with a competitive pay rate of $32 an hour for this position.

Located in the heart of South Yarra and bordering the Royal Botanic Gardens, this position comes with many on-campus benefits including a café with staff discounts, access to the Artemis gym and swimming pool, fitness classes (yoga/pilates/boxing), professional learning opportunities, generous leave structures and a warm and welcoming culture.

**Key responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Responding to and actioning daily work requests;
- Designing and constructing items for various purposes;
- Monitoring lighting, mechanical services and security;
- Setting up and packing down School functions and events;
- Maintenance of playgrounds, ovals, sports courts, garden beds and watering systems;
- Receipting and installing deliveries from suppliers;
- Assisting with waste management, pest control, spills and accidents, broken property and safety hazards.
- Producing compliance reporting and documentation;
- Conducting safety checks and audits and assisting in planned fire drills; and
- Other ad hoc maintenance tasks as directed by Facilities Manager or Principal.
- A trade speciality (e.g. Carpentry, Electrical etc) is desirable but not essential;
- Demonstrated experience working with power tools and relevant equipment is desirable but not essential;
- Basic Microsoft Office skills (including Word, Excel and Outlook);
- A strong safety focus and practical understanding safe work practices and OH&S procedures;
- High level attention to detail, accuracy and care;
- Well-developed communication and inter-personal skills
- Excellent organisational, planning and time-management skills.
- Current Victorian Working With Childrens Check (WWCC)

The successful applicant must be fit and healthy in order to undertake inherent requirements of the role unsupervised (including but not limited to strenuous activity, long periods of standing and walking, heavy lifting, the use of power tools, safe handling of toxic chemicals, driving vehicles and working at heights).

**Child Safety Statement: Melbourne Girls Grammar**
- As MGGS staff, volunteers, contractors, and any other members of our school community involved in child-connected work, we are responsible for supporting and promoting the safety of children.
- We are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment and protecting of all children / students in our care and adhering to our Child Safety Policy.
- We are committed to providing a child-safe and child-friendly environment, where children and young people are safe and feel safe and are able to actively participate in decisions that affect their lives.
- We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to the protection of children from all forms of child abuse and all allegations and safety concerns will be treated very seriously and consistently with our robust policies and procedures. Our policies and procedures will provide the name and contact details of staff who have specific responsibilities in relation to child safety and who may receive reports of suspicion of child abuse. Child abuse includes sexual offences, grooming, physical violence, serious emotional or psychological harm, serious neglect and a child’s exposure to family violence.
- We have legal and moral obligations to contact authorities when we are worried about a child’s safety, which we follow rigorously.
- We are committed to preventing child abuse, identifying risks early and removing and reducing these risks.
- We have robust human resources and recruitment practices for all staff and volunteers.
- We are committed to regularly training and educating our staff and volunteers on child abuse risks. We support and respect all children, as well as our staff and volunteers.
- We are committed to the emotional, physical and cultural safety of all children and to providing a safe environment for their learning.
- We are committed to promoting the cultural safety and participation of Indigenous children, young people and their families.
- We have specific policies, procedures and training in place that support our leadership team, staff and volunteers to achieve these commitments.

**Applications close 9.00am Friday 8 December 2023**

**Applications will be considered as they are received.**
**Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their documentation at their earliest opportunity.

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