Facilities Manager, Part-Time

Job type: Part time / From 24/02/2025 - 19/01/2026Organisation: Schools (Government)Salary: Salary not specifiedOccupation: Facilities ManagementReference: 1461406Location ProfileCanterbury Primary School is a passionate learning community that inspires, challenges and supports all students to achieve their personal best and make a positive contribution to the world in which they live.
The school has a strong student-centred learning approach with an emphasis on student voice, agency and leadership.
We aim to engage students through authentic, relevant, and contextualised learning experiences.
Students from Prep to Year 6 have a say in what they learn, how they learn and how they will be assessed.
Teachers are skilled in planning learning experiences that engage students through their own interests, while still addressing student needs, skills, dispositions and relevant curriculum standards.
We believe that learning requires purpose, context, and audience.The values of respect, responsibility, integrity and resilience guide the decisions and behaviours of all members of our school community, and our learner dispositions (curiosity, creativity, self-efficacy, self-regulation, resilience and collaboration), provide all community members with a shared language of learning, outlining the characteristics or attitudes that we aim to foster in all learners.The school has a student population of approximately 650 and is located in the leafy eastern suburbs approximately nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.The school has a highly collaborative team culture with teaching teams in four distinct Learning Centres: Discovery (Prep), Creativity (Years 1 & 2), Innovation (Years 3 & 4) and Leadership (Years 5 & 6).
Learning communities are created in each centre with students and teachers working and learning together.Specialist programs are offered in Visual Arts, Music, Physical Education and Chinese Mandarin language.Canterbury Primary School is committed to developing effective partnerships between staff, students, parents and community groups.
Parental involvement in the school is high and creates a strong sense of community.Transition programs are well established with local pre-school and government secondary schools.
Students are involved in a series of activities throughout the year to ensure a smooth transition the following year.Victorian government schools are child safe environments.
Canterbury Primary School's Child Safety Statement of Commitment and Code of Conduct can be found on the School's website.Selection CriteriaSC1.
Demonstrated practical ability to maintain buildings and grounds, including using trade experience relevant to the role.SC2.
Excellent communication skills indicating the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals including teachers, students, parents and external agencies/trades.SC3.
Demonstrated capacity to manage procurement and budgets as appropriate to the schools' facilities (including buildings, grounds, equipment and furniture) requirements.SC4.
Proven ability to work as part of a team and manage the workflow of the maintenance/facilities support staff and contractors.SC5.
Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to occupational health and safety needs as related to the school.RoleRange 4 is distinguished by broader management responsibility, particularly in the areas of finance, human resource and other support functions.
Range 4 is responsible for managing a range of functions under a wide range of conditions, subject to the size and complexity of school operations.Objectives will, generally, be clearly defined; guidelines will be broad and day-to-day direction minimal.
Management responsibility extends to ensuring appropriate support levels are maintained across the school.
Range 4 generally provides key support and timely advice to the leadership team and school council and liaises with the general school community, the Department and other government agencies and service providers.Specialised professional roles will carry a high level of independence and accountability where suitable scope is provided to achieve objectives.An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.
Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.ResponsibilitiesThe Facilities Manager will be responsible for the overall physical maintenance requirements of the school.
This position will require identification and rectification of short-term needs as well as a knowledge of occupational health and safety issues.Ensure the maintenance requirements of the school are met.Manage the maintenance and good order of all school facilities and assets.Manage contractors.Liaise with DET cleaning company.Maintain the School Maintenance System Data Base and monitor works to be completed.Work with school leadership on the EMP matters.Prepare agendas/minutes of all meetings of Buildings and Grounds Committee.Oversee relevant annual budgets.Liaise with and support school leadership on all matters relating to OH&S.Attend all meetings relating to major building projects.Manage maintenance staff.Arrange regular visits to discuss outstanding work.Oversee the operations of AIMS.Coordinate all OH&S Meetings including Chair, agendas and minutes.Provide Official purchase order forms for repairs and maintenance.Manage all maintenance jobs.Manage and organise all quotations for all major and minor works within the school.Manage all compliance ESM and data log.Manage and maintain the current electrical tagging system.Oversee chemical register documentation.Manage school assets including organising stocktakes.Capacity to manage a diverse and sustainable school eco system.Liaise with the principal team and Business Manager on a regular basis.Other duties as directed.Who May ApplyIndividuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.EEO AND OHS CommitmentApplicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction.
Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all.
We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability.Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via ****** Safe StandardsVictorian 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: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:All staff employed by the department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.Please ensure that your application includes:A resume including relevant experience as well as personal details (name, address and contact numbers, business and home)A section addressing the selection criteria and the requirements for application under the Who May Apply sectionNames and contact numbers (telephone and email if possible) of two referees who are able to attest to the claims made in your application.Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name.
Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.Conditions of EmploymentAll staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website.
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