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Overview

Thank you for your interest in applying for a position with Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD). We welcome passionate individuals to share our commitment to serving children and young people in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains.

At any given time, we may have a variety of primary, secondary and specialist teaching roles available across our 80 schools as well as non-teaching positions in schools and our central office that support the delivery of innovative learning and teaching to around 43,500 students.

Our aim is to ensure our schools are the first choice for families, students and staff.

Check out our current opportunities below.

Grounds and Maintenance Person

Apply now Job no: 508997
Work type: temporary full-time
Location: Good Shepherd Primary School - Plumpton
Categories: Maintenance / Groundsperson

Temporary full-time opportunity - Term 4 until the end of the year

76 hours per fortnight

- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm and Wednesday 8:00am - 2:30pm

Good Shepherd Primary School, Plumpton, is seeking a skilled Grounds and Maintenance Person who will be responsible to support the other services of a school, including but not limited to cleaning, building and grounds maintenance.

About the Opportunity

We are accepting all applications that hold the relevant experience or qualifications which meet the criteria of our school. More specifically you will have:

- non-specialised repair work;
- undertaking general gardening tasks including preparation and planting procedures;
- operating, maintaining and adjusting turf machinery under general supervision;
- applying fertilisers, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides under general supervision;
- responding to alarms, following emergency procedures and preparing incident reports, inspecting and securing buildings;
- providing assistance to qualified tradespersons in building and furniture maintenance;
- undertake any other duties as requested by the Principal and/or Principal’s Delegate. This may include operation of the school’s security system when commencing/finishing a shift.

Essential Qualifications and Accreditations

To be successful in this role, the following below is a mandatory requirement:

- Does not have a trade qualification (Certificate III), but has a skill level which assumes and requires knowledge, training or experience relevant to the duties to be performed however, highly desirable
- Undergo a Medical Clearance with our partnering provider to satisfactory completion
- Have a MR License to drive a school bus (not essential, but preferred)

The Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD) promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, and children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Police Check, retention of a valid Working with Children Check and adoption and compliance with CSPD’s Child Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Students and Children. For more information, please visit The Office of The Children’s Guardian https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/ .

Advertised: 23 Sep 2025 13:09 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 07 Oct 2025 23:10 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

- Good Shepherd Primary School - Plumpton 1

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