Facility Services Officer

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time up until 24 March 2025
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 1
Remuneration: 81581 - 108532 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ471776

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.

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Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies. 

What you'll be doing

The role works closely with the Research Operations Manager and broader Operations Team to provide safe and functional workspaces and equipment for all stakeholders through maintaining assets and registers, maintaining ongoing service contracts and Building management system as required. The role is a key contact for internal service departments and external vendors/service providers and managing these relationships in a proactive and positive way is critical for enhancing KR operations.
All staff in the Research Office are expected to work flexibly to achieve urgent and changing priorities as required.

1. At least 5 years current/ relevant experience in facility and asset management.
2. Strong organisational skills with the ability to set priorities and manage multiple deadlines.
3. Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
4. Demonstrated high level customer-focus skills with the ability to deal confidentially and courteously with people at all levels.
5. Demonstrated capacity to be proactive, take initiative, and consult with a can-do attitude.
6. High-level problem solving skills with the capacity to develop sound solutions to problems and issues with acute attention to detail and high level of accuracy.
7. Demonstrated highly developed computer skills, including keyboard duties, and experience with data entry, word processing, procurement/financial systems, use of Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Power Point), internet browsers, and information systems.
8. Demonstrated high level customer-focus skills with the ability to deal confidentially and courteously with people at all levels.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.​

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards

Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.

Previous applicant need not to reapply.

Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Karen Knight on ************@health.nsw.gov.au

If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on ************@health.nsw.gov.au

For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.

Applications Close: 8/03/2024