Maintenance Officer

About St Mark's Anglican Community School

St Mark's promotes a positive work environment and culture to attract and retain high quality staff by fostering professionalism, commitment, loyalty, Christian values, a high standard of pastoral care, and by providing above Award conditions.

St Mark's employs more than 230 full and part-time teachers, supported by education assistants, music tutors and administrative, grounds and maintenance staff. Teaching staff salaries are paid under the Anglican Schools Commission Incorporated Western Australian Agreement 2019, as approved by the FairWork Commission, in accordance with training and experience. Non-teaching staff are employed under appropriate Award conditions to which over Award payments are applied.

About the Role

St Mark's is seeking a Maintenance Officer who will be responsible for ensuring the buildings and facilities at St Mark’s are well maintained. 

Key Responsibilities

Carry out the following tasks as directed;

Diagnose and complete day to day repairs, including;

• Minor plumbing, fixing leaks and removing blockages
• Mechanical/equipment failures
• Paving
• Graffiti removal
• Minor painting
• Roof plumbing
• Replacing light globes
• Assemble and install new equipment
• Fabricate classroom and other school fittings, including welding and cabinetwork 
• Carry out preventative maintenance
• Proactively identify and resolve safety hazards
• Liaise with teaching and other staff
• General labour, including lifting
• Carry out other tasks as directed by the Maintenance Supervisor or Facilities Manager

Skills and Qualifications

• Carpentry qualification or equivalent would be beneficial
• Working at heights certificate is desirable
• Previous experience in completing varied tasks including performing physical work
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current National Police Clearance
• Experience working in a school would be an advantage

Personal Attributes

Our ideal candidates will:

• Be supportive of the Christian ethos of the School
• Be reliable, enthusiastic and conscientious
• Possess a robust sense of humour
• Enjoy problem solving
• Willingness to accept supervision and learn from constructive criticism
• Able to work as part of a small team, in a fast paced environment
• Ability to present a positive role model to students and staff
• Always promote a safe work environment and act responsibly and safely.
• Willingness and competence to learn new skills

This is a full time position from Monday to Friday (38 hour week).  This role is required during term time and school holidays and the applicant is entitled to four weeks annual leave per year.

How to apply:

To express your interest in this role please click Apply for Job to submit a CV and covering letter.

Applications close on 11 April 2024.  St Mark's reserves the right to close this advertisement prior to this date if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

St Mark's Anglican Community School is a Child-safe School

St Mark's is committed to being a child-safe organisation through the prevention, identification and reporting of child abuse and neglect. All candidates for roles at St Mark's are subject to screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of the recruitment process, and will be required to participate in annual training in this regard.

About the Anglican Schools Commission

Founded in 1985, the Core Purpose of the Anglican Schools Commission (Inc.) (ASC) is to establish and support low fee Anglican systemic schools which provide a high quality, inclusive, caring Christian education.

Growing from modest beginnings with the opening of St Mark's Anglican Community School in 1986 in Perth's northern beaches suburb of Hillary's, there are now approximately 14,000 students attending fourteen ASC schools in Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. We have schools in Perth, Mandurah, Busselton and Esperance in Western Australia; in Albury in New South Wales; and in Wangaratta, Wodonga and Cobram in Victoria.

Our international arm, ASC International is dedicated to servicing international students wishing to study in our schools. ASC International offers short term and long term programs, as well as study tours at all 14 ASC schools.