Maintenance Officer

About Frederick Irwin Anglican School
Frederick Irwin Anglican School is one of the Peel region's leading independent schools, providing exceptional education from Kindergarten to Year 12. With modern facilities, beautiful campuses, and a strong sense of community, we are looking for a practical, reliable, and motivated Maintenance Officer to join our Facilities Team.

If you're someone who enjoys hands-on work, takes pride in maintaining high standards, and values being part of a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you.

About the Role
At Frederick Irwin Anglican School, you'll be more than just a maintenance worker. You'll play a key role in creating a safe, welcoming, and well-maintained environment for students, staff, and families every day.

We offer:

• A secure, full-time ongoing position
• A diverse and active role with no two days the same
• A friendly and supportive Facilities Team
• A positive workplace culture focused on teamwork and safety
• The opportunity to work across two established school campuses
• Meaningful work that directly contributes to the school community

This is a varied position combining maintenance responsibilities with student transport duties.

You'll begin and end your day driving the school bus between our Meadow Springs and Halls Head campuses, ensuring students travel safely. Between scheduled bus runs, you'll undertake a broad range of maintenance tasks to keep our facilities operating at their best.

Whether you're repairing furniture, completing minor building works, assisting with school events, or helping improve our learning spaces, your skills will have a genuine impact on the daily experience of our students and staff.

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance & Facilities

• Respond to maintenance requests and repair issues across both campuses
• Complete general repairs and preventative maintenance
• Carry out minor carpentry, construction and handyman works
• Perform basic plumbing repairs where appropriate
• Maintain doors, locks, windows and campus fixtures
• Repair furniture, classroom equipment and learning resources
• Undertake minor painting and touch-up work
• Maintain external areas, signage and lighting
• Assist with school event setup and pack-down
• Support contractors working onsite
• Help ensure our campuses remain safe, clean and welcoming

School Bus Operations

• Drive students safely between campuses each morning and afternoon
• Conduct daily vehicle safety checks
• Maintain vehicle records and logbooks
• Ensure the bus remains clean, safe and roadworthy
• Monitor student safety and behaviour while travelling

Pastoral Care
As an Anglican School, pastoral care is extremely important at Frederick Irwin Anglican School.

Frederick Irwin Anglican School is committed to child safety and protection, and expects all staff, volunteers, visitors to the School and contractors to respect and abide by all policies, procedures and practices developed and put in place by AngliSchools and/or the School in this regard. 

The successful candidate will: 

We're looking for someone who is practical, dependable and enjoys solving problems.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Experience in general maintenance, facilities, building trades, or a similar hands-on role
• Strong practical skills and the ability to work independently
• A proactive and safety-focused mindset
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Pride in delivering quality work
• Current Working with Children Check
• Current National Police Clearance
• Light Rigid (LR) Driver's Licence, or willingness to obtain
• Passenger Transport Driver Authorisation
• Clean driving record
• Sound understanding of Workplace Health and Safety practices

Desirable

• Trade qualification
• Forklift licence
• Experience working in schools, facilities, or similar environments

About AngliSchools
AngliSchools founded in 1985, the Core Purpose of AngliSchools is to establish and support low fee Anglican systemic schools which provide a high quality, inclusive, caring Christian education.

Growing from modest beginnings with the opening of St Mark’s Anglican Community School in 1986 in Perth’s northern beachside suburb of Hillarys, there are now more than 14,000 students attending 11 AngliSchools schools in Western Australia, three AngliSchools Schools in the Diocese of Wangaratta and the AngliSchools Language School, based in Perth.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
AngliSchools are an equal opportunity employer bases its recruitment decisions on the business need and the best qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.

AngliSchools embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disabilities. Candidates who are offered employment may be subject to a criminal record and other background checks as permitted or required by company policy or applicable law. 

To express your interest in this role please forward your application to **@fias.wa.edu.au

To learn more about AngliSchools and what we have to offer visit our website www.ascschools.edu.au, and don’t forget to follow us on

Applications will be assessed as received, so we encourage interested candidates to apply promptly.