Facilities Officer

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 28/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management

Reference: 1454084

**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.

**Role**:
Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.

This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

**Responsibilities**:
The responsibilities of this position will be:
The Facilities Officer works collaboratively with the Business Manager, and other staff to ensure a safe, well presented and well-maintained school environment. Direct responsibilities of this position include:
**Maintenance of a safe and well-presented environment**
- Identify, report, and where appropriate, action risks/hazards to eliminate or mitigate against the risk recurring.
- Make safe any damage until repairs can be affected.
- Maintenance of garden beds including pruning, mulching, weeding and replanting as required. Lawn Mowing
- Clean up of paths and outdoor areas of the school grounds
- Maintain plant and equipment required to fulfil the duties of the role
- Monitor and report on any security issues
- Ensure storage areas are in a clean safe orderly condition.

**Undertaking minor repairs and improvements**
- Regularly check maintenance tickets on school systems, address urgent jobs and record actions.
- Organize and liaise with trades people or DOE staff to ensure repairs are undertaken in an efficient and timely manner.
- Painting and graffiti removal
- Minor repairs of furniture, unblocking of toilets, basic repairs to doors, hinges, windows, taps, downpipes, fences, light fittings etc.
- Installation, relocation and repair of furniture including supporting teachers to set up for school events.
- Maintenance of student lockers
- Carry out visual inspections of roofs, roof guttering, drains, toilets, sinks and troughs to identify and rectify problems.

**Administrative Tasks**:

- Preparation of report to the School Council Facilities and Environment Sub Committee and Safety Committee-- Maintain and manage AIMS and ensure the Rolling Facilities Eva