Schools Officer, Grounds and Facilities

**About the Department**:
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 the School**:
Goombungee State School opened on 1 November 1881, with an enrolment of 17 with Annie McLeod Rowland as teacher.
Today, Goombungee State School is a Prep to Year 6, co-educational school, with approximately 100 students. We are located in a beautiful rural setting, 46km's north of Toowoomba.

**Role**:
You will work independently and perform a range of activities to ensure that the school is maintained to a high standard; follow set instructions; and have independence to perform a variety of day-to-day services that are routine in nature. However, the role receives regular supervision when undertaking duties that are non-routine in nature.
The position reports directly to the Principal, Business Manager or nominated delegate.

**You will be responsible for but not limited to the following**:

- Maintaining school grounds, including maintenance of school ovals, grounds, gardens, regular mowing and weeding.
- Providing operational support for the grounds and facility management issues, such as attending to or arranging repairs and maintenance for routine breakdown.
- Interact with external contractors and tradespersons in relation to damage to facilities and repair and maintenance to the school, septic system and pool.
- Delivering and collecting of mail, banking of school funds.
- Moving/arranging furniture or relocating from room to room.
- Generate waste management support.
- Liaise with the Principal or Business Manager regarding maintenance of facilities.
- Ensure compliance with workplace health and safety requirements including maintenance of a safe work environment; safe storage and handling of chemicals, fertilisers and fuels, bring to attention any safety hazards, maintain tools.

Mandatory requirement
The person must hold a current Working with Children Check Clearance (Blue Card) issued by Blue Card Services. A criminal history check will be initiated on the successful applicant prior to commencing work. Complete Department of Education mandatory training and student protection training upon employment.
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.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

**How to Apply**:Please provide the following information**:

- A copy of your resume, including 2 referees and a cover letter addressing points outlined in the 'Role Responsibilities'.

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).
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