Facilities Manager

Location: Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale
Salary Range: $65,836 - $68,627 per annum pending experience
Tenure: Full Time, Permanent
Commencing Date: 9 December 2024
Closing Date: Monday, 25 November 2024 unless filled prior

Southern Cross Catholic College, Annandale is a co-educational college that offers classes from Prep to Year 12. The college values effort, commitment and support and challenges students to become their best selves. In doing so, a college environment is provided in which students can grow holistically. The college promotes activities, processes and structures that enhance a love of life.

About the Role

Southern Cross Catholic College is seeking an experienced and dedicated Facilities Manager to join their school. This is a Full Time, Permanent position, commencing on 9 December 2024.

The role of Facilities Manager at the College encompasses a wide range of responsibilities related to maintaining and developing the school's physical infrastructure, managing the vehicle fleet and ensuring compliance with regulations.

The Facilities Manager will be actively involved in various tasks, including overseeing maintenance projects, coordinating on-site repairs, and managing improvements. They will play a crucial role in shaping the college environment.

Key Accountabilities:

This role requires a diverse skill set, combining facilities management expertise with health and safety knowledge. The Facilities Manager plays a crucial role in maintaining a safe, functional and well-maintained environment for students and staff at the College.

As the Facilities Manager, you will manage and actively engage in the work yourself. This position requires a leader willing to roll up their sleeves and get involved in day-to-day tasks.

Maintenance and Grounds

• Attend to maintenance/grounds tasks required to ensure buildings and facilities are in working order
• Ensure that all building, plant and equipment and maintenance priorities are completed in a timely and efficient manner
• Attend to regular monitoring and testing of all College buildings, plant and equipment to ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and legislative requirements in conjunction with College Business Manager
• Monitor and implement preventative & protective maintenance programs for buildings, plant and equipment (eg painting programs) in conjunction with College Principal
• Liaise with maintenance, building and security contractors
• Supervise College maintenance and grounds staff to ensure upkeep of College facilities
• Follow up on ongoing works to ensure completion in appropriate timeframes
• Facilitate responses to queries regarding capital applications and other building projects
• Regular inspection of College facilities to identify areas that require attention
• Work regularly with college maintenance, grounds and cleaning staff
• Meet regularly with the College Principal and Business Manager to ensure that the presentation of the College's grounds and gardens is maintained consistently at the standard required
• Manage budget spending within delegated approval levels, in consultation with the College Finance Officer
• Keep the TCEO Maintenance Accommodation and Sustainability Officer informed of compliance issues and request his assistance if necessary.
• Liaise with approved hirers of facilities when necessary in conjunction with the Principal (i. e. after hour activities).

Vehicle Fleet Management

• Regularly inspect and maintain the College's fleet of vehicles
• Ensure vehicles are roadworthy, serviced and repaired as needed
• Ensure the vehicles are timetabled to meet college transport requirements and allocated to appropriately licensed drivers
• Ensure vehicles are cleaned, ready for use and securely garaged
• Maintain records and registers as required to ensure compliance with relevant legislation in conjunction with the College Business Manager
• Transportation of students to various venues, as required.

Workplace Health and Safety

• Participate as a member of the College Workplace Health and Safety and Fire Safety Committee.
• Conduct periodic workplace audits under the guidance and direction of the college WH&S Officer.
• Attend to any instances of noncompliance and ensure corrective action is taken.
• Ensure the College Leadership Team is aware of any significant or persistent breaches of compliance.
• Investigate and complete Accident / Incident reports and forward to TCEO in conjunction with the college Safety Officer.

About you:

• Demonstrated experience in maintenance and mechanical repairs as well as an ability to interpret the need for tradespeople to be engaged
• Demonstrated experience in planning, prioritising and undertaking grounds, buildings, fleet, plant and equipment maintenance
• Demonstrated supervisory experience.
• Knowledge and ability to interpret the need for tradespeople to be engaged.

Mandatory

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government
• Qualification in a relevant trade
• Current Driver's Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner
• This position will be subject to a pre-employment medical assessment to support the selection process. For some positions it may be necessary for the successful applicant to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission.

Desirable

• Certificate IV in Work Health & Safety (or ability to gain)
• Fire Safety Advisor qualifications (or ability to gain)
• MR bus licence (or ability to gain).

What we offer
An attractive remuneration package including:

• Competitive Salary range
• Annual Leave at 17. 5% leave loading
• Salary packaging options
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• Up to 14 Weeks' paid parental leave
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Corporate health insurance
• Induction, professional development and learning opportunities
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives.

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

How to apply

• Please complete the application form below
• Upload a current resume with contact details of two referees
• Upload a covering letter of no mo.