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Building and Maintenance Supervisor - Habitat Women

Habitat for Humanity

Context

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.

More about our work:

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.

responsibilities

The supervisor undertakes a range of functions including:

  • Managing small maintenance projects for our partner companies
  • Programming the works to meet agreed timelines
  • Knowledge of, and adherence to, WH&S requirements
  • Ability to motivate a small team of Maintenance Assistants (MAs)
  • Ability to oversee and train aspiring tradespeople
  • Co-ordinate up to 15 hours of work packages for maintenance team members on a 6-month program
  • Using their building / construction skills and experience to guide, support and upskill the maintenance team members
  • Ability to advise on appropriate solutions for building work projects
  • Liaising with clients and customers, suppliers, sub-contractors
  • Scheduling and running small work packages
  • Organising and managing maintenance packages covered by a scope of work agreed and quoted for the Client
  • Managing all logistics for maintenance activities, including tools, equipment, vehicle loading, food, drinks, and other amenities for maintenances
  • Managing tools, equipment, and materials efficiently and effectively
  • Driving the ute, with trailer, to each site activity
  • Ensuring a safe working environment and proactively encouraging safe working practices
  • Providing information and safety presentation to maintenance team
  • Preparing brief reports
  • Managing maintenance team’s work to ensure projects are completed on schedule and to a high standard
  • Tasks to support the efficient and effective operation of the program

Essential Selection Criteria

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience working in residential construction
  • Strong knowledge of Australian Building Codes
  • Strong knowledge of safety requirements on construction sites
  • Trade Qualification in Carpentry or similar (essential)
  • Full unencumbered driver's licence (essential)
  • Builders licence, or requisite qualifications to obtain one (essential)
  • Excellent presentation, strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Enthusiasm to engage with a small team program focused on construction activities
  • Ability to support, motivate, supervise, and work with up to 6 unskilled site labour participants working on building maintenance activities

Other Requirements

  • The successful applicant will need to provide evidence of a clear criminal history and adhere to HFH's Code of Conduct, policies, and procedures.

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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