Risk, Compliance and Facilities Officer

**Estimated start date**:January 2025
**Position tenure**:Part Time | Permanent
**Weeks worked**:School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:3 Days -18 hrs per week, Day's negotiable
**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 5(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement

St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School Clear Island Waters is situated on the Gold Coast and prides itself on the spirit that can be found in our community. We are a co-educational school with a current enrolment of around 800 students from Prep through to Year 6. Our school offers the latest in teaching and learning, technology and a wide range of extra curricular activities. We are a high quality inclusive Catholic school offering our students a rounded education that supports personal growth based on Christian values and the values of the Sisters of Mercy and St Vincent de Paul. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

The Risk, Compliance and Facilities Officer is responsible for supporting the Principal to embed and maintain the School’s risk and compliance and facilities systems, practices, and procedures to ensure that it complies with current legal and regulatory obligations, and aligns with BCE system requirements.

This role works closely with the Principal in support of embedding the first line of defence, identifies opportunities to adapt system processes to the context of the school, and influences stakeholders to implement improved school operations and to keep the schools facilities appropriately maintained and compliant. This role also maintains strong connections to system stakeholders to identify and implement requirements in schools.

We are looking for a motivated person for three days per week with experience in Facilities Management, Compliance and WH&S.

**Risk and Compliance Component**:

- Proactively role model service delivery and expectations by understanding, embedding, and maintaining policies and procedure
- Promote a strong culture of risk and compliance awareness and management across the school and provide learning opportunities to support the capability of our staff to manage risks.
- Advise School Leadership of relevant changes to regulations, legislation, policies, and procedures.
- Deliver and advise staff, students, and the school community on policy updates and publish via appropriate channels.
- Facilitate the completion and report on risk and compliance tasks through the appropriate avenues.
- Facilitate/support the maintenance of organisational registers.
- Advise and facilitate the conduct of risk assessments by responsible staff members for school events.

**Facilities Component**:

- Ensure all facilities adhere to safety standards.
- Conduct regular inspections and addressing hazards promptly.
- Implement, manage, facilitate and regularly review the school’s annual Maintenance schedule, ensuring all facilities adhere to safety standards,
- A proven track record in managing risk and compliance, with a focus on sustainability and operational improvement.
- An ability to manage multiple tasks to achieve both project and operational outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of building, equipment and vehicle maintenance and safety regulations.
- IT skills in conjunction with knowledge of systems.

**Essential Skills and Experience**:

- Demonstrated experience in facilities management, ideally within an educational or similar environment.
- Strong knowledge of building maintenance and safety regulations.
- Excellent organisational, time-management and leadership skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to engage with various stakeholders.
- Proven ability to build and sustain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong work ethic.

**Qualifications & Certifications**:
Relevant qualifications in facilities or property management.

Eligibility to work in Australia
Working With Children Check (Paid Blue Card)
Associate Diploma or Diploma in Risk, Compliance, Safety, Business Administration, or similarly relevant qualifications would be highly regarded.

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully comm