Job Description
Location: Gippsland | Latrobe Valley
Job type: Full time / 30 June 2026
Organisation: Victorian School Building Authority
Salary: $109,730 - $132,764
Occupation: Asset Management and Planning
Reference: VG/DE/VSBA/1830967
About the Department
The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.
About the Victorian School Building Authority
The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s. The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand.
About the Role
The Small Schools Facilities and OHS Coordinator (Coordinator) position is an exciting opportunity to support participating small schools across rural and regional Victoria in managing their asset maintenance, compliance with Essential Safety Measures (ESM), and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) risks and obligations. Located in the regions, this role requires travelling to participating schools to provide face-to-face support to principals and other school staff, typically one visit per term for each school.
The Coordinator's primary responsibilities include enhancing the capability of principals to ensure a stronger understanding and awareness of their maintenance, ESM, and OHS requirements, and reducing their administrative load by assisting them in completing these obligations. This support is achieved by helping schools to prioritise, plan, and undertake facilities and asset management activities, and manage their health and safety obligations.
Additionally, Coordinators will make referrals for assistance to other areas of the VSBA and OHS as required, advise and make recommendations to senior management for process improvements, and work collaboratively with departmental regional staff, including facilities, OHS, and Emergency Management teams, to achieve desired outcomes.
Attributes
The ideal candidate has an interest in supporting a program to improve and maintain learning environment infrastructure that is safe, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable for a great education. You are passionate about ensuring the safety and wellbeing of school communities in a supportive team environment. You understand the challenges and unique circumstances facing small schools in regional and rural areas and are committed to delivering high quality customer service and outcomes for schools.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in asset management, facilities maintenance and/or occupational health and safety.
Demonstrated understanding of project/program management, including risk management.
Outstanding organisation and administrative management skills, including extensive experience with IT systems like Microsoft applications.
Demonstrated ability to establish work priorities and procedures.
A valid Working with Children Check, or willingness to obtain one.
A current drivers license.
Applications close 11:59pm on Wednesday 27th November 2024.
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