St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, one of Queensland’s leading independent schools, fostering in students confidence, compassion, academic excellence and a lifelong love of learning. We look for all staff to be committed to and in harmony with the Anglican ethos of the schools.

• Join our school community
• Lead our hard working facilities team
• Stable work environment based on campus

We are seeking a proactive and organised Assistant Facilities Manager to help oversee our operations. In this role, you’ll support the Facilities Manager with managing the security, maintenance and presentation of the school facility, ensuring our school stays safe, clean, and welcoming.

This is a newly created role to further support the operation as the school expands and has a number of significant building projects.

Our School

St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, one of Queensland’s leading independent schools, fostering in students confidence, compassion, academic excellence and a lifelong love of learning. We look for all staff to be committed to and in harmony with the Anglican ethos of the schools.

Our facilities team contributes to the positive educational environment for our students, families and staff.

The role

The Assistant Facilities Manager supports the Facilities Manager to manage the operations, security, maintenance and presentation of the school’s facilities.  The role will:

• Support the Facilities Manager in the day-to-day coordination of Facilities operations, ensuring priorities are planned, resourced and delivered to a high standard.
• Lead and support the administration of the School’s facilities software platforms.
• Mentor and coach facilities team members on maintenance practice.
• Oversee equipment and plant requirements across Facilities and Grounds, ensuring servicing schedules and training records are maintained, faults are reported promptly and equipment is safe, fit for purpose and available when needed.
• Actively perform of the physical work of the facilities team as required.

The ideal candidate

The Ideal candidate will have experience in facilities management, strong communication skills, and a positive can-do attitude. You will be comfortable liaising with contractors, handling administration, and responding to issues as they arise.  You will be able to demonstrate:

• Previous facilities management experience
• Strong operational leadership, with a willingness to work alongside the team in delivering day-to-day maintenance and improvement projects.
• Proven experience and ability to lead and develop a small team.
• Relevant qualifications.
• A strong working knowledge of work, health and safety practices as they relate to facilities management.
• A high level of attention to detail in both the day-to-day facilities maintenance and longer-term facilities projects.
• Excellent time management skills to ensure all deadlines are met.
• A high level of energy and physical capability to perform the required tasks in an outdoor environment.
• A positive attitude, high level of flexibility and well-developed interpersonal skills.

Benefits of the role

The Assistant Facilities Manager will enjoy:

• Supportive and friendly school community
• Attractive salary package
• Ongoing professional development
• Modern facilities and resources
• Regular hours with some flexibility as required
• A range of wellbeing initiatives offered to staff; including employee assistance program and free flu vaccinations

This is a full-time role across the full year.  Some flexibility with hours may be available and participation in a rotational Saturday roster and/or on call responsibilities will be required.

To view the position description click here.

If you are ready to take the next step in your facilities management career and make a real difference to our school environment, we’d love to hear from you!

To Apply:  Applications are to be addressed to the Principal and be received by midday Monday 20 April 2026. As part of the online application process you will be required to complete the application form and upload a cover letter and resume.

Please note, the successful candidate will require a valid blue card prior to commencing employment.  Candidates that do not currently hold a valid blue card are advised to apply for a blue card to ensure they are job-ready.

Please direct any enquiries to employment@stmargarets.qld.edu.au

St Margaret’s supports the rights of children and young people and is committed to the physical, emotional, psychological and cultural  safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All candidates are required to undergo a screening process prior to appointment and successful candidates must comply with School policies and relevant legislation relating to child safety and wellbeing.

Our grounds team contributes to the positive educational environment for our students and families by providing high quality green space across each campus.