Schools Officer, Facilities -Sunshine Beach State High School

Job Description

Schools Officer, Facilities - Sunshine Beach State High School Queensland Government - Maroochydore, QLD Trades & Services JOB DESCRIPTION Are you passionate about creating safe, vibrant, and functional school environments? Do you take pride in ensuring that facilities operate seamlessly to support student learning and community engagement? If so, apply to join our team at Sunshine Beach State High School. The school is situated 5km from Noosa's famous Main Beach and is a modern, progressive and internationally accredited state high school. Our school focuses on the development of positive relationships with students and the community, with multiple pathways for students and high-quality teaching, learning and innovation. About The Department Of Education The Department of Education is 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 with recruitment and selection. About The Role As the Schools Officer for Facilities, you will perform a range of activities to ensure that the school is maintained to a high standard; follow set instructions; and have independence to perform a variety of day-to-day services that are routine in nature. However, the role receives regular supervision when undertaking duties that are non-routine in nature. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Contribute to the efficient and effective operation and environment of the school by providing a high level of maintenance support under direction of the Principal and Business Manager. Ability to conduct minor repairs and maintenance to facilities (except jobs that require a qualified tradesperson) such as furniture, door or window locks and maintenance or repairs of your equipment. Assist with a range of duties that include clearing and hosing of drains and gutters, undertaking immediate action cleaning duties (outside the normal operating hours of the school's cleaning staff), assist with requirements for significant events such as fetes, plays and major sporting events. Preparation of halls, classrooms for regular school activities including moving furniture, arranging seating etc. Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety (WHS) requirements including maintenance of a safe work environment. Communicate and discuss with Principal/Business Manager or nominated delegate on matters regarding periodic maintenance of facilities. Liaise with various internal and external personnel where necessary. Capable of using the computer to ensure jobs are logged in a timely manner and followed up when necessary. Day to day activities that may include delivering and collecting mail, parcels and documents, banking of school funds at the local bank institution. General store duties including receipting, opening up, checking, storing and distributing school supplies and stocks such as soaps, towels, apparatus and general materials. Highly desirable skills and experience: Take initiative on tasks to be completed and future tasks. Positive disposition. Good teamwork skills. Previous maintenance experience. Mechanical knowledge of facilities equipment. This is a OO2 progression position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the OO2 classification with eligibility for progression to the OO3 level once specific criteria have been met. 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 2-page written statement in response to 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. When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services. The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. #J-18808-Ljbffr