Description:
Person specifications and essential criteria
- Highly developed interpersonal and oral communication skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Self-motivated with a high level of initiative and drive.
- Demonstrated analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- General building repair and maintenance, and grounds maintenance experience
- Ability to perform manual labour
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Demonstrated ability to manage own time efficiently and effectively, to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
- Strong work ethic
- Service orientation
- Ability to be proactive and use initiative in a variety of situations
- A general understanding of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare legislation and how it relates to the role
- Experience in adhering to SOP’s and working within OHS&W systems and guidelines
- High order interpersonal skills and enjoyment of engaging with people, especially young adults.
- Readiness to work independently, time manage effectively, prioritise tasks and to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work within a small team and to multitask to achieve team objectives.
- Trustworthiness in maintaining confidentiality, and good judgement in using discretion.
- Ability to work with staff, students and guests from international or culturally diverse backgrounds.
Desirable Criteria
- Trade qualification
- Competent computing skills and experience using the Microsoft Office suite of programmes
Responsibilities and Duties
Key Responsibilities
- Caretaking and grounds work
- Daily check of building paths, gardens and grounds for damage and rubbish
- Cleaning duties including polishing brass, cleaning windows, clearing cobwebs,
- Sweeping porches, cleaning and sanitising all bins twice per annum
- Recycling and rubbish duties
- Room set up and clearing
- Storeroom maintenance including tables, equipment etc
- Garden watering as needed
- Caring for outdoor furniture and plaques
- Maintenance of the college trailers, BBQs and outdoor ovens
- Weekly check of all common lighting
- assisting the cleaning team and Staff or Residents with moving and shifting objects/materials
- patrolling car parks for damage and for unauthorised vehicles
- proactively reporting and minimising or fixing hazards and faults
- removing obsolete posters and notices
- assisting with room inspections and record keeping
Basic maintenance tasks include but not limited to
- hinge, lock and key maintenance
- gate mechanisms
- light bulb replacements
- basic plumbing tasks e.g. washers, clearing blocked drains and pipes
- laundry maintenance e.g. clean filters
- flyscreen repairs and replacement
- water filter changing
- cleaning air conditioner filters in Whitehead, Admin, Fed etc
- becoming knowledgeable of buildings, locations of shut-off valves fuse boxes, thermostats, gas and water meters, fire alarm systems, boilers and hot water heaters
- liaising with residents on maintenance issues
- ensuring workshop is kept clean, tidy and safe of workplace hazards at all times.
- Painting
- Tiling and corking
Other Duties
- meeting regularly with Buildings and Services Manager to report on work undertaken and current priorities
- checking maintenance requests daily and discussing priorities with the Buildings and Services Manager
- undertaking the tasks of the Buildings and Services Manager when the incumbent is on leave
- Other duties as required
Remuneration$75,000 + superannuation paid on a fortnightly basis by direct deposit into bank account of your choice.Other conditions and benefits
- A current Working with Children clearance and current Police Check for South Australia.
- Current Driver’s License (essential)
- Normal hours of work: 8:30am – 4:30pm (Monday – Friday) 75-hour fortnight, with flexibility. (Happy to negotiate start/finish times)
- Limited out of hours work required with due notification.
- Leave entitlements and general employment conditions consistent with National Employee Standards
- Off street parking provided during work hours
- Lunch provided during work hours (during the academic year).
22 Mar 2025;
from:
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