Facility and assets maintenance officer (geelong)

Overview

Work type: Full time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: VPSG3
Occupation: Trades and Services
Location: Geelong
Reference: VG/8419MAY2025

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work, get things done, and are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

About Us

Corrections Victoria has committed to establishing the Barwon Precinct, aimed at developing shared operating models among four prisons to improve prisoner outcomes and create efficiencies. As a component of this initiative, the Facility and Assets group was established to provide local and contracted facility and asset management services with consistent and transparent service levels.

About the Role

The Facility and Assets Maintenance Officer is responsible for performing a wide range of maintenance and repair tasks to ensure the effective and efficient operation of facilities and assets. This role involves general maintenance activities such as cabinetry repairs, minor carpentry, welding, painting and landscaping, as well as the maintenance of small plant and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general maintenance tasks across multiple facilities
• Participate in the on‐call, out of hours, call‐out roster
• Act as a Trades Assistant for licensed tradespersons, providing necessary support
• Monitor and report on the condition of facilities to proactively address maintenance needs and prevent issues

About You

• Experience in performing cabinetry repairs, minor carpentry, welding, painting, landscaping and small plant and equipment maintenance
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Experience in and commitment to service delivery

Qualifications

• A certificate II qualification in a related field is desirable but not mandatory

How to Apply

Applications close Wednesday 11 June 2025 at 11.59PM.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally secure, child‐safe and child‐friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.