Schools Officer, Grounds and Facilities

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About the Department of Education

The Department of Education is 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 Ripley Central State School

Our staff have exceptional relational skills, are driven to build a positive, welcoming and supportive school culture and willing to commit to the school's development and expediential growth. They have a strong work ethic, a desire to collaborate and a commitment to connecting with community.

With 'Passion and Purpose', our new learning community will ensure every student is empowered and succeeding through the development and sustainment of authentic learning partnerships, connected curriculum delivered through quality pedagogy, creative and engaging learning environments and leveraging digital pedagogies.

Our Learners will be EPIC; Empowered, Polite, Inclusive and Careful. Prior to our foundation year, we sought input from our future staff, community and parents across a number of forums and have developed a strong sense of expectation for each value. These are published in our Student Code of Conduct.

About the Role

This is a OO2 progression position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the OO2 classification with eligibility for progression to the OO3 level once specific criteria have been met. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of OO2 to OO3 classification range.

Key Responsibilities of the role are:
Demonstrated ability to maintain Grounds and Facilities.
Ability to conduct minor repairs and maintenance. (Grounds and Facilities As the Schools Officer, Grounds and Facilities you will not be required to perform any task or repairs that would normally require the services of a qualified tradesperson.)
Waste Management.
Capability to perform activities consistent with workplace, health and safety guidelines.
Ability to liaise with various internal and external personnel (eg. tradespersons) on a variety of repair and maintained issues.
Responsible for a range of activity required by the administrative team.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
A 1-pg written statement in response to the attached 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.
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