Facilities Officer

**About Us**:
Corinda State High School is one of Brisbane's leading co-educational public schools.
We provide an extraordinary variety of learning opportunities that not only suit individual needs, but exceed expectations. Our school has a strong academic and artistic focus, as well as an excellent reputation in our extra-curricular and sporting activities. In fact, our spacious land and Agricultural Farm are unique features of the school.
We are proud of our past students who graduated as active participants of society, take responsibility for their actions, engage in life-long learning and contribute to the stewardship of the environment.
We value your contribution in assisting us to achieve our vision - to exceed your expectations
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
- Oversee and maintain school facilities and grounds for the use/hire of the school's facilities and fleet vehicles, including access permits, keys and alarms, servicing, cleaning, maintenance and identify minor works.
- Undertake and/or organise scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repair requests, assigning and prioritising tasks and arranging for external contractors as required.
- Conduct and/or organise safety and security inspections across the site in accordance with the Facility Management Plan and make recommendations.
- Undertake and/or organise activities for the annual maintenance schedule including pest control, carpet cleaning and electrical checks.
- Oversee the school's routine works budget including purchases for stock items and repairing of existing equipment, in accordance with government guidelines and departmental policy and procedures.
- Maintain systems, registers, processes and procedures to administer transactions related to facilities management and reporting including Work Area Access Permits (WAAP), WH&S incidents and oversee and/or undertake administration.
- Be responsible for the use and storage of the school's resources including equipment and chemicals and undertake regular stocktake in accordance with the Facility Management Plan
- Research, source and recommend new equipment purchases for the school
- Liaise with the Business Manager and other officers as appropriate, for the coordination of the school's calendar of events and use of the school's facilities
- Contribute to the school's Facility Management Plan by reporting on facility management activities, issues and budget.

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

**How to Apply**:

- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg response to the How you will be Assessed section of the attached role description.

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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