Maintenance/Grounds

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time / From 17/02/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management

Reference: 1463485

**Selection Criteria**:

- 1. Demonstrated ability to proactively undertake a range of maintenance duties including some trade experience relevant to the role.

2. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a range of people in a working environment.

3. Ability to use sound organisational skills to identify, prioritise and address maintenance and grounds issues as they arise.

4. Demonstrated capacity to work effectively as both a member of a team and independently, to undertake necessary maintenance and grounds tasks.

5. Demonstrated knowledge and awareness of Occupational Health and Safety guidelines and practices.

**Role**:
**Education Support Class**

Education support class positions are diverse and cover the delivery of support services that include school administration and operations (e.g. human resources, finance, facilities,), school support services (e.g. library, laboratory, information technology), direct student and teaching support (e.g. classroom assistance to teachers, careers counselling, student health and wellbeing).

**Position Profile**:
This Education Support position is part of the College Education Support Team, whose responsibility is to work co-operatively as part of the team, ensuring a professional, productive, friendly and efficient workplace. This effectively leads towards better student outcomes.

**Responsibilities**:
**Duties**:
**Facilities**
- Overseeing the maintenance of College buildings, property and relevant equipment
- Responsible for maintenance of essential services
- Planning the cyclic maintenance program for the buildings of the School
- Ensuring all compliance regulations are met and appropriately documented
- Use and maintenance of AIMS computer systems including data entry
- Implementation of the cyclic maintenance program, through the employment of appropriate trades people.
- Provide maintenance and undertake repairs of a general nature. This includes simple general plumbing (e.g. cleaning of stormwater drains, electrical work (e.g. replacing light globes), general carpentry, painting, cleaning, repairs to furniture, repairs to faulty locks and door furniture, and general repairs to the fabric of the building.
- Supervise the provision of heating throughout the School. This Includes: providing an oversight of the operation of heating equipment and reporting faults to the Assistant Principal; checking fuel supplies regularly, and the turning on and off heating when directed by the Assistant Principal or Principal.
- Maintain the College grounds to a high standard, including
- o General cleanup of walkways and outdoor areas around the school on a regular basis. Is of special importance at times when the College is having external visitors. Includes all areas, oval, courtyard, carpark, in garden beds
- o Organize the removal of graffiti
- by either cleaning or painting or hiring in specialist, as the circumstances require
- o Setting up for various events
- including Open Day and Primary School Leadership days etc.
- o Cutting keys for student padlocks
- o Maintain the student lockers
- o Organize the clearing of the school roof of balls
- o Small amount of cleaning including emergency cleaning
- o After consultation with Admin team, coordination of local tradesmen (such as plumbers, electricians etc)
- o Occasionally open and close the school site
- mainly applicable in the school holidays
- o Arrange for clearance of blocked drains where appropriate
- o Maintain logbooks re: tagging of electrical apparatus
- o Report concerns regarding maintenance and safety to the Principal
- o Other duties as required by the Principal, Assistant Principal and Business Manager

**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:
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