Onsite School Service Assistant

Job Title

Onsite School Service Assistant

Job Description Summary

Job Description

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Onsite School Service Assistant based in the West. Your role will be to oversee & manage all onsite facilities management operations and be the onsite point of contact for school operators, school employees, contractors and other school users.

You will deliver and supervise all facilities maintenance duties at the school, ensuring the provision of a safe work environment for the staff and students, following practices and procedures from Cushman & Wakefield. This role will provide for all planned and reactive building, grounds and gardens maintenance in accordance with the contract requirements and standards.

What You Will Do

• Perform general grounds and gardens maintenance duties including general gardening duties, planting and weeding, sweeping/blowing debris from pathways and synthetic turf etc.

• Complete broad maintenance tasks as required (handyman duties) e.g. adjusting doors, changing light globes, emptying recycled paper bins around the school to the skip etc.

• Collect mail for the school from local Post Office

• Monitor and complete daily and ad-hoc facility maintenance requests from database and arrange for contractor attendance when required.

• Provide site activity reports each week and close out work orders raised within KPI.

• Responsible for on site management and coordination of contractors including basic reporting e.g. Flash Reports, Vandalism Forms and Task Sheets/Inspection Sheets.

• Ensure all visitors and contractors sign in via the Cushman & Wakefield QR system

• Ensure all attending contractors have completed the contract induction when signing into the onsite sign in register.

• management of contractor movement within school grounds.

• Deliver and supervise the facilities management operations, including the planned and reactive maintenance for buildings, grounds and gardens including supporting the help desk function

About you

• Strong gardening interest and experience within this space utilising your strong handyman skills.

• Demonstrated experience working at critical sites/grounds.

• A common-sense approach and initiative

• Standard experience with Word, Excel and Outlook

• Strong decision-making skills and the ability to think in an autonomous fashion when needed.

• Self-motivated to enhance the school and business with a great attention to detail.

• Quality and continuous improvement focus.

• Victorian Driver’s license and technical qualifications in either mechanical or electrical fields.

• Working with Children’s Check and Police check – Mandatory

• As this is a Trade based role a medical check will be mandatory for the successful applicant

• If you think you possess these qualities our Cushman & Wakefield careers team would like to speak to you.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from

• Competitive salary and opportunity for career progression

• 4 weeks annual leave a year (pro rata for part time employees)

• Being part of a growing global company

• A Supportive and flexible environment;

• A workplace which promotes diversity and inclusion in everything we do

• Opportunities to progress into “off the tools” roles into a variety of different positions within the business

Applicants

Send resume to Zachary.Kipps@cushwake.com

Please note only those chosen for an interview will be contacted, therefore we thank you in advance for your application.

At the very heart of Cushman & Wakefield lies an unrelenting commitment to creating an inclusive culture that benefits employees and creates a positive community impact. We are passionate about championing industry change and celebrating the diversity of our people, our business and our clients.

The health and safety of our team members is of top priority, therefore, all Cushman & Wakefield controlled Workplaces require staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with limited exceptions.

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates to apply. Cushman & Wakefield promotes safety at all times.

Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace. If you are a person with a disability and need the job posting in an alternative format or any other accessible accommodations during the hiring process, please email your request to HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.