School Gardener

**About the Role**
- Permanent part-time (20 hours per week)
- Flexible hours
- $29 per hour
- Immediate commencement

Motivated and self-directed person required for general gardening duties across our school campuses.

**About You**

To be considered for this role you should have:

- Genuine passion for gardening (and weeding)
- Sound knowledge of plants, turf care, trees, shrubs, etc
- Sound knowledge of and experience in use of applicable machinery: mowers, hedge trimmers, brush cutters, ride-on mowers etc
- Competency in hand tools required to perform duties
- Physical ability to carry out a range of manual handling tasks (bending, lifting)
- Understanding of, and ability to apply, Workplace Health and Safety guidelines and regulations.
- Ability to work as a team.
- A willingness to work within the School's Christian ethos and actively support the values and philosophy of the School.

**About St Michael's Collegiate School**

St Michael’s Collegiate School is a learning community based on the Christian faith that values its people, its place and its potential.

We embody our values of Courage, Integrity and Compassion and are proud of our modern inclusive community where all families are welcome.

Since 1892 we have been the leading Anglican girls’ school in the heart of Hobart, Tasmania. We are shaped by our Christian foundation and provide exceptional learning opportunities from the early learning years through to Year 12.

Our staff and community are creative, inclusive and caring. Together we nurture the wellbeing of our students and encourage and inspire them to achieve the best possible outcome on their individual academic pathway, and grow as intellectually curious, compassionate, and resilient young people with leadership skills, who accept, work well with and care for others.

**Our Values**

Courage, Integrity and Compassion

**Conditions of Employment**

St Michael’s Collegiate School is an organisation committed to **Child Protection **and to the implementation of child safe policies and practices.

Our organisation undertakes several screening processes to ensure the appropriate protection of children in its care. This includes reference checks, qualification checks and criminal history checks.

It is conditional of employment that the successful applicant:

- Hold and maintain a current Tasmanian Working With Vulnerable Persons check (RWVP);
- Be authorised to work in Australia;
- have a current criminal history check (dated within 3 months of issue)
- Undertake mandatory child safety training

**Your Application**

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