Agricultural Assistant

5 months ago

Toowoomba, Australia Education Full time

About the Department of Education
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About Toogoolawah State High School
We are a small high school located in the Brisbane Valley township of Toogoolawah and nestled in a beautiful rural and setting surrounded by native Australian flora and fauna. Our school provides high quality public education to all students of the Brisbane Valley via a positive learning environment that enables our student to reach their full potential.
We have high expectations for all our students and recognise the contribution of community to our learning environment. Our school is driven by its 3 core values - be respectful, be responsible and be committed to achievement. Our values stem from the research base of Positive Behaviour for Learning and are followed by staff and students alike. Students are engaged by many curriculum opportunities including Agriculture, The Arts, STEM and co-curricular activities.
About the Role

**Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:
General
- Preparation of all agricultural field sites and agricultural machinery, equipment and materials.
- Planting, watering and care of crops and market gardens and related duties including regular physical maintenance and the use of appropriate insecticides and fertilisers where necessary.
- Care and feeding of animals, cleaning cages and pens and related duties.
- Order and/or collect general supplies and materials as authorised by the Head of Department, Teacher, Principal or nominated delegate.
- Animal husbandry, crop and soil improvement and enhancement activities.
- Other relevant agricultural duties as directed by the Head of Department, Teacher, Principal or nominated delegate.

Maintenance
- Preparation and maintenance of field study sites by establishing and repairing fences, gates and soil maintenance.
- Arrange regular servicing and maintenance of agricultural machinery and equipment to ensure compliance with warranty and safety requirements.
- Maintain store rooms, machinery sheds in a functional, safe and orderly manner.
- Maintain plant rooms and aquariums.
- Maintain the stock book for petrol, LP gas, insecticides, herbicides, fertilisers and chemicals used in agricultural activities.

Assisting Teaching Activities -Agricultural Department
- Organise the distribution and collection of class sets of tools, equipment and materials for practical work for Agricultural/Manual Arts activities.
- Provide support to teachers during practical Agricultural class activities.

For further information about the school, please CLICK HERE to visit the school's website.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Read the attached Role Description
- Attach a brief resume, contact details for two referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A maximum two-page written response addressing the key capabilities within 'How you may be assessed' outlined in the Role Description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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