Facilities Officer

_About the School:
Park Ridge State High School is a large secondary school in Logan. Our vision is 'Excellence in all we do' and we pride ourselves in providing a versatile education for a versatile world. We set high expectations of our staff and students and have created a culture that rewards hard work and effort. Teachers work collaboratively with parents and students to develop exceptional outcomes and create new opportunities for success. Our focus is always on personalising each student's learning experience to support them in their learning pathway towards "excellence." We invest in our young people by: providing a safe and supportive learning environment; developing innovative and engaging programs and learning experiences; responding to every student's needs; and setting high expectations for learning, presentation, attendance and community responsibility.

About the Role:
The Facilities Officer is responsible for providing leadership and support to the Business Manager with an emphasis on facilities management.

The position directly leads and supervises the facilities team and cleaning team within the school. Liaising with facilities stakeholders including but not limited to, contractors, regional teams and external community members.

Working with the Business Manager, the Facilities Manager leads the day-to-day facilities activities of the school to ensure compliance with legislation and audit requirements.

The role will include finance, human resources, asset management and workplace health and safety aspects all from a facilities focus.

Including but not limited to:
Sourcing quotes for facility and project management.
Managing Facilities Budget.
Line manage - Schools Officers, Cleaning staff, AO2 Facilities Support including co-ordination and management of regular meetings.
Organising, undertaking and coordinating the recruitment, induction and training of school cleaning and grounds staff.
Manage annual stocktake.
Managing the Hire of Facilities to User Groups and sourcing new hirers.
Maintaining and monitoring facility and grounds maintenance activities including determining; minor and capital works priorities, repair schedules, and engaging external contractors.
Coordination of Fire and Evacuation, Lockdown drills and maintaining the MyHR WH&S register.
Manage and conduct 2 meetings per term for WH&S ensuring that minutes are entered in the MyHR WH&S module.
Oversee Chemical Management Plan.
Health and Safety Advisor.
Ensuring mandatory inspections are conducted as per regulations including electrical test and tagging, fire detection and alarm systems, emergency lighting.

This Temporary Full-time position until 19 September 2025 unless otherwise determined. Interviews will commence in Term 1, Week 1, 2025.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

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