Facilities Officer

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 11/11/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management

Reference: 1443782

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

**SC3** Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

**SC4** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

**SC5** Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

**SC6** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Responsibilities**:
The role of the Facilities Officer is to deliver professional support through the improvement and maintenance facilities, gardens and grounds at THS. This position will provide a broad range of technical, administrative, and facilities-based support to assist teaching staff and students to achieve teaching, learning and research outcomes.

**Duties**:

- Assist with day-to-day planning and completion of ad hoc requests and scheduled maintenance, grounds, classroom and event set up and pack up
- Assist with planning and completion of required repairs and renovations
- In conjunction with the Facilities Manager, develop, schedule, and implement preventative maintenance programs for buildings and grounds
- Identify and advise of opportunities for continuous improvement, productivity gains and efficiencies
- Assist the Facilities Manager to manage any incident, accident, near miss, damage, hazard reports and corrective actions to prevent a recurrence in a timely manner
- Drive minibus between sites in the absence or inability of another staff member (where licensed to do so, no student transport) for servicing, returning hires
- Assist other Grounds and Maintenance Staff where required
- Assist in out of hours activities from time to time if required (time in lieu)
- Ensuring appropriate maintenance support levels are maintained across the school
- Adhering to OH&S requirements to safeguard our school community working with and maintaining programs, tools and equipment associated with the role keep updated with relevant training including all DET requirements
- Complete Compass issue tracker requests
- Assist with onsite event setup and coordination where required
- Other duties as negotiated with Business Manager and Principal.

Conditions apply: Police Check, VIT/WWCC, Child Safety Standards, DET Code of Conduct.

**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**:
At Thornbury High School, we are proud of what we do every day to champion innovation, inclusiveness, and academic excellence. Through our extensive academic and extra-curricular programs, we aim to foster and inspire a new generation of respectful and resilient young people ready to face a rapidly changing world.

In 2024, the school¿s enrolment is approximately 1100 students. The school has four Principal class, 70 equivalent full-time teachers and 35 Educational Support Staff working together to achieve the school¿s vision, the central tenets of which are:
¿ high academic expectations and standards

¿ a safe and secure learning environment

¿ a wide range of opportunities for students to pursue individual and collective aspirations

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