Building Maintenance Person
Avondale University
Avondale University is seeking a Building Maintenance Person to join the Maintenance team at Avondale on a full-time basis.
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In this exciting, diverse role, you will be responsible for undertaking routine and on-demand Maintenance work throughout the University while working with a supportive team of people.
What will you do?
Some of the main duties will include:
- Undertaking routine and on-demand maintenance work throughout the University in a timely manner. Including but not limited to plumbing and carpentry tasks.
- Assist in the maintenance, presentation, and appearance of buildings.
- Conduct routine inspections of premises and equipment to assist in planning maintenance.
About you
To be successful in the Maintenance Person role, you will be passionate about creating a positive and safe experience for everyone who utilises the Avondale buildings and grounds. You will enjoy an environment where no two days are the same and possess a can-do attitude.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated ability to undertake a varying range of tasks across all areas of building maintenance (e.g., fitting locks and replacing taps).
- An NSW manual driver’s license.
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively plan and organise work requirements to meet predefined deadlines.
- Possess good communication skills.
- Effectively relate to staff and students in a variety of situations.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify, assess, prioritise, and control risks to the health and safety of staff, students, and visitors and to the environment arising from the operation of the department, respectively.
- Promote a safe workplace and identify and rectify unsafe practices. Ensure that a system of work that is safe and without risk to health is developed, documented, and followed by staff and students through appropriate training, supervision, and monitoring.
- Demonstrated ability to follow equal opportunity policies and programs.
- Support the mission, values, and ethos of Avondale.
- Physically fit to meet the role’s inherent physical demands.
Desirable criteria
- A trade certificate in a relevant building trade (e.g., carpentry).
- Demonstrates a willingness to adapt to varying environments, responsibilities, or people to achieve the best possible outcomes.
- General building maintenance
Benefits
- Half day Friday’s
- Discounted gym memberships
- Heavily discounted further study options
- Discounted school fees for attendance at Adventist schools
- Free access to the onsite 25-meter heated swimming pool on the Lake Macquarie campus
- Free access to onsite ovals, tennis courts, squash courts, and Auditorium on the Lake Macquarie campus
- Free access to Avondale Libraries
- Café on Lake Macquarie Campus
- Values-driven organisation
Please visit www.avondale.edu.au/employment for the job description and details of this position. For further information about the role, please email Avondale University’s People and Culture Manager at [email protected].
Email your application to [email protected], including:
- A Resume
- A statement addressing the selection criteria
- Contact details of three referees
Salary: Avondale Higher Education Worker Level 4 $68,065 – $71,505 per annum, plus superannuation.
Applications close on 14 October 2024
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Avondale is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to make a delayed appointment, not appoint, or appoint by invitation.
To apply for this job email your details to employment@avondale.edu.au.
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