Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 19th Jan 2022
- Sydney > South West & M5 Corridor Sydney
Habitat for Humanity believes that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live. Habitat for Humanity Australia (HFHA) is part of Habitat for Humanity, an international not-for-profit which originated in Georgia, United States in 1976. Habitat for Humanity began as a grassroots effort.
The organisation has since grown to become a leading global non-profit working in more than 70 countries. Worldwide, Habitat has helped more than 35 million people obtain safe and decent housing, along with the strength, stability and independence to build better lives.
Habitat Women Building and Maintenance Services is Habitat for Humanity’s newly launched social enterprise. Building on over five years of experience providing renovations and repairs to crisis and transitional accommodation, Habitat Women is now offering building and maintenance services to Specialist Homelessness Services and Community Housing Providers, with an initial focus on crisis and transitional accommodation for women.
Habitat Women is a female social enterprise that provides a safe space for women to learn basic construction skills necessary to enter the construction industry.
Habitat Women is currently recruiting its first cohort of Building and Maintenance Assistants (MAs). At the end of a 6-month cohort placement Habitat then assists in seeking follow-on positions for these women with partnering organisations.
This position will be the Supervisor of this small team for all on-site activities. It is a 2 year contract part-time role. Hours will be on average 15 hours per week.
The Role will be responsible for overseeing all repair and maintenance activities that these Building and Maintenance Assistants will undertake on various homes and residential buildings in the Sydney metropolitan area.
The Supervisor will act as the key liaison point with stakeholders and the office support team, whilst co-ordinating and supervising this small onsite team of pre-apprentice tradespeople.
The supervisor position is responsible for organisation of all maintenance activities and supervising and leading the team of Maintenance Assistants, to complete various projects and provide guidance and positive support.
Building / Construction skills and experience are essential.
The position is also responsible for some project management, coordination, documentation, and reporting. Given our vision and working with disadvantaged communities’ successful applicants for these roles will require to be fully vaccinated against Covid 19.
The supervisor undertakes a range of functions including:
To obtain a position description or to ask any questions about the role please email Michelle Duby, [email protected], using the subject line: Building and Maintenance Supervisor - Habitat Women enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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