Facilities Manager

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Education Support - Level 1, Range 3

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

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:1487864

**Location Profile**:

- Niddrie Autistic School is a government school located in the South West Victoria Region. The school has established a strong reputation for delivering exemplary education for students with autism, catering specifically to students from Prep to Year 3.
- The school is committed to excellence, with high expectations for students and staff alike. There is a strong belief that every child can learn and achieve, and this philosophy underpins the school's educational approach. Niddrie Autistic School is particularly skilled in developing and implementing Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), ensuring that student progress is closely monitored and aligned with personalised learning goals.
- Niddrie Autistic School is situated 16 kilometres north of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD) in the suburb of Niddrie. The school exclusively enrols students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In 2024, the school had an enrolment of 128 students, with 82% being boys. Additionally, 18% of students come from a Language Other Than English (LOTE) background. Many students travel from a wide geographical area and use a contract bus service to attend school.
- The school's philosophy centres on providing an intensive program to support students in developing social communication skills and a sense of self and others. This foundational work aims to facilitate their successful inclusion and participation in mainstream or specialised educational settings in later years.
- A key focus of Niddrie Autistic School is ensuring students experience a smooth transition to their designated neighbourhood mainstream or special school setting beyond Year 3. The school provides targeted transition support, both during students¿ time at Niddrie and in the years following their departure, to maximise their continued success in further educational contexts.
- In 2021, the school completed a Department of Education and Training (DET) funded capital works project, resulting in a state-of-the-art building featuring 12 new classrooms and collaborative learning areas. This project was the first stage of a broader Master Plan aimed at redeveloping the entire school site to enhance educational facilities and student support services.

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1: Demonstrated experience in managing school including maintenance planning, contractor supervision, and compliance with safety regulations (including ESM)..
- SC3: Proven ability to manage budgets effectively, allocate resources efficiently, and oversee procurement processes for maintenance and development projects.
- SC4: Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve facility-related issues promptly, adapting to the needs of an autism-specific learning environment.
- SC5: Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills to liaise with staff, contractors, and external agencies, ensuring effective communication and collaboration in maintaining school facilities

**Role**:

- 10 days are required in school holidays
- 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 di