Cleaner - Fairview Heights State School
3 days ago
About Fairview Heights State School
Fairview Heights State School is located in the north-western outskirts of Toowoomba on 6 hectares of beautifully landscaped grounds. Established in 1995, the school caters for students from prep to year 6 including our Special Education Unit.
Our school's vision is 'Growing Together, Learning Forever' with a strong emphasis on values education of practising safety, displaying overall respect, demonstrating learning and showing responsibility. Our enthusiastic and caring staff of teachers, support personnel and education related professionals, support and guide our students to grow socially, emotionally and experience learning in a safe and fun environment.
About the Role
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The role involves a variety of cleaning and maintenance duties aimed at ensuring a clean and safe school environment. Responsibilities include cleaning windows, doors, sinks, drinking fountains, lavatory basins, glassware, and cupboards, as well as sanitising toilet facilities and sick bays. It also includes maintaining equipment, controlling cobwebs and mildew using extendable tools, and cleaning various surfaces such as concrete, bitumen, asphalt, and paved areas. Other cleaning tasks include dusting furniture and equipment, sweeping, vacuuming, removing graffiti, and maintaining vinyl and timber floors, including buffing, stripping, and polishing.
Security-related tasks include activating and deactivating school security systems, and locking or unlocking buildings as needed. The role also involves liaising with the Principal or Business Manager regarding the purchase and replacement of cleaning materials. Additionally, the person in this role will report security, safety, or damage concerns to the Principal, Business Manager, or Schools Officer (Facilities and/or Grounds) and refer members of the public to the relevant school personnel.
Other duties include the disposal of rubbish and litter control, removal of materials from drains and gutters, and performing any other appropriate cleaning tasks as directed by the Principal or Business Manager. The position may require taking on additional suitable responsibilities consistent with the role, as directed by the supervisor or nominated delegate.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
Please attach a brief resume, outlining relevant cleaning experience, 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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