Groundskeeper

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1460460

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1** Demonstrated capacity to perform duties consistent with established guidelines and frameworks, including coordinating and supporting others in respect to specific work functions relevant to the role.

**SC2** Demonstrated capacity to work and collaborate with others in a team environment.

**SC3** Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively in a team environment, including high level oral and written communication skills.

**SC4** Possess the technical knowledge and expertise relevant to the position.

**SC5** Demonstrated capacity to provide advice and support to management and other school staff in respect to the work area.

**SC6** A commitment to professional learning and growth for both self and others.

**Responsibilities**:
The groundskeeper is responsible for ensuring the overall upkeep and safety of the school's facilities and outdoor areas. This role includes tasks such as repairing and maintaining school buildings, including general plumbing, electrical systems. They also handle minor carpentry work, painting, and general repairs. Additionally, they maintain the grounds by mowing lawns, trimming hedges, and ensuring walkways and playgrounds are clean and safe. This position is crucial for creating a well-maintained and welcoming environment for students and staff

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
Fitzroy Primary School is located on the fringe of the CBD in Melbourne and attracts families from the local area and surrounding Northern suburbs. Students come from a range of cultural backgrounds and are united by the school's values of respect, courage and empathy. We focus on student engagement and wellbeing and deliver a differentiated curriculum that builds on students strengths through scaffolded learning. With highly experienced and dedicated teachers, we are well resourced, offering small class sizes and a range of specialist and intervention programs. At Fitzroy Primary School we celebrate diversity and have a strong commitment to improvement through our French bilingual program that maximises students potential through excellence in teaching. We have a clear focus on improving student outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy. Staff work collaboratively to implement the school's instructional model, they use assessment strategies to track progress and provide personalised learning through student voice and agency. Our specialist programs also include Physical Education and Health, Performing Arts, STEM, Kitchen Garden, Visual Arts, French bilingual (Years F-6).

**Role**:
An education support class position at level 2 will have a primary responsibility for the management of significant areas or functions within the school to support the educational services being provided to students. In exercising the responsibility an education support class position at level 2 will have the authority to make all significant decisions relating to the program, budget and staff relating to their area of designated responsibility within the framework of the school's strategic plan, policies and budget but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor.

Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee's position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

An education support class position at level 2 will contribute to the overall management of the school through involvement in policy formulation and decision making.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, expe