The primary purpose of this role
The College General Hand provides support for the Facilities Maintenance Team requirements for the whole College. The General Hand’s role is responsible for maintaining a high-quality level of readiness for the College’s campuses. The General Hand will be responsible for general duties, including scheduled and or reactive maintenance, set up and pack down of events. The General Hand will also arrange the supply and purchasing of the upkeep of tools and supervise onsite contractors to ensure work is conducted in a safe and timely manner.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To ensure the safe operation and upkeep of all site
- Perform daily maintenance tasks as allocated by the Head of Maintenance
- Open and Close up College buildings across multiple campuses, which may include, turning off HVAC systems and ensuring windows, doors and gates are secure.
- General hand needs to be proficient in the use of hand tools, and all workshop tools
- Conduct minor repairs, various regular cleaning duties, move desks, chairs, boxes, change light bulbs etc.
- Inspect buildings ensuring the buildings are safe and tidy doing regular checks of high-traffic areas such as toilets, assembly areas and fire exits.
- Inspect contractor’s work when needed to ensure work has been completed on time and to the college standards.
- Working as part of a team and on your own initiative is essential.
- Work, Health and Safety awareness and knowledge are also essential
- The General Hand’s role must be able to occasionally stay back after hours to finish tasks or occasionally work weekends if required
- The General Hand must be able to travel to other College campuses’ locations and occasionally, may be required to stay overnight.
- Maintain all equipment and machinery in excellent condition
Ensure vehicles and equipment used by the facilities team are regularly cleaned and maintained in accordance with TSC fleet vehicle policy - Record all defects and incidents as required
- Respond to emergencies e.g. fire alarms, and weather damage during operational hours.Attend relevant training courses as required to perform maintenance tasks in a safe manner
- General knowledge of building maintenance and construction practices and methods
Who are you?
- Propensity to recognise the value and uniqueness of each individual within the College community
- Professional and personal integrity
- Being flexible and open to change
- Being proactive and innovative
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience working in teams
Where do you fit in?
- You positively participate in supporting the Christian values of our Presbyterian GPS School.
- You aspire to live a good life informed by a personal code characterised by courage, ethics and purpose.
- You are able to belong and function in a Team of Teams.
How do you serve others? - You are characterised by respect, civility and consideration for others.
- You cultivate a sense of community by fostering a sense of belonging.
What do we offer?
- A culture that cultivates a body of graduates who are well-rounded, successful men of faith and independent mind who influence their nation for the greater good and who strive to be worthy of their forefathers.
- An institution that seeks to serve God faithfully, through our core values and culture.
- Personal development and growth opportunities.
- A committed child safe organisation. Children’s safety is at the centre of our practices and policies and we share this responsibility across The Scots College. Our staff receive annual child protection training and understand the central role we play in ensuring each child’s safety, wellbeing and agency.
- A constructive and supportive work environment in which all staff members are valued.
- Financial and non-financial rewards and incentives.
- Employee Assistance Programs.
- Access to medical services.
- Free access to the college gym.
- Salary packaging.
- Free morning coffee and lunches.
Special Requirements
The nature of this position is such that the General Hand is required to be available outside the ‘normal’ school hours, is required to participate fully in the life of the school, to attend meetings and make presentations when necessary.
The General Hand will, from time to time, be asked to take on extra duties that are assigned by the Principal.
The Scots College reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
