Handy Person/maintenance/gardener

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Part-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 2

**Occupation**:Land, asset, resources and facilities management

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1485867

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1 Demonstrated capacity and skills in developing and maintaining school grounds.
- SC2 Demonstrated capacity to efficiently undertake general handyperson tasks, including small carpentry, plastering, plumbing repairs, general painting as required to the interior and exterior of buildings and grounds within a school environment that do not require a licenced trades.
- SC3 Demonstrated sound and safe knowledge, in the use of power tools/hand tools/technical equipment as relevant to this position.
- SC4 Demonstrated ability to work within OH&S guidelines.
- SC5 Demonstrated capacity to work independently and have a strong and proactive work ethic and a sense of pride in efficiently completing work to a high standard in a timely fashion within school guidelines.
- SC6 Ability to communicate and cooperate effectively with tradespeople, suppliers and colleagues.

**Role**:

- Ensure that the school buildings and grounds are well maintained and presented and that all work undertaken complies with statutory obligations and Department of Education policy and procedures. Where possible, respond to any emergency situations during the school day in an appropriate manner and undertake such other duties as may be required.

**Responsibilities**:

- This position requires a motivated individual willing to undertake a range of functions mainly in general grounds maintenance, general building maintenance and equipment repairs. Ideally the successful applicant should be experience in these tasks and be familiar with the needs and working of a school. The role includes establishing a regular program including:
- Manage the use and maintenance of equipment
- Undertake minor hand-on maintenance tasks
- Grounds and garden maintenance
- Enter and responds to urgent/non urgent works and inspections in the School Maintenance System
- Coordinate and induct contractors according to Department of Education requirements
- Liase with the Facilities Coordinator on the Emergency Management operations of the school
- Ensure all building works are carried out in accordance with Department of Education requirements
- Ensure that broken and/or damaged furniture/equipment is required, or if appropriate, disposed of in accordance with Department of Education School Asset guidelines.
- Source supplies, quotes, raise purchase orders and maintain relevant records
- Respond to any emergency situations during the school day in an appropriate manner and undertake duties on occasion, this may be required outside normal working hours.
- Move furniture and/or equipment as required
- Undertake other duties relevant to the field of responsibility as requested by the executive team
- Removal of rubbish and graffiti
- Provide a current Working with Children card
- A current drivers licence is required for this position

**GARDENS, LAWNS**
- Maintaining all grass areas including watering, mowing, trimming and edging.
- Trim trees of any unsafe limbs
- Controlling weeds
- Maintaining all existing garden beds including edging, weeding, pruning, planting, mulching and watering
- Establishing new garden beds as directed
- Other duties as determined by the school Principal and Executive Team including Facilities Coordinator.

**Who May Apply**:

- Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:

- Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:

- The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Other Information**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:

- Meadowglen Primary School is located in Epping and has a diverse student popul