Groundskeeper (Facilities Assistant)

**Estimated start date**:January 2025
**Position tenure**:Part Time | Permanent - school terms weeks only (holidays unpaid)
**Weeks worked**:School term weeks only (holidays unpaid)
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:10 hours per week 5 hours Wednesday 7:00am - 12:00pm / 5 hours Thursday 7:00am - 12:00pm (Days negotiable)
**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 2(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

**Employment conditions**: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement

St Joseph's Primary School, Nundah has a long history of education in the Josephite tradition since it was first established in 1916. It is a vibrant, northern inner-city co-educational school, close to public transport and the airport, providing quality education for our students. St Joseph’s is a small school (165 enrolments) with a difference. We are multiage by design and pride ourselves as a staff who works collaboratively with one another, and our dedication to professional learning. **Explore **our school website** to learn more about us.**

St Joseph's Nundah, is seeking a Grounds-person with a genuine passion for their work to deliver a range of services for the upkeep, maintenance and development of our school grounds.

**Duties include**:

- Minor landscaping work
- Maintaining clean and tidy school grounds
- Routine trade and non-trade maintenance and repairs
- Providing feedback into planning, preparing and development of school grounds;
- Liaising with onsite contractors
- Inventory management for grounds supplies and materials
- Support school security systems
- Liaise with various internal and external personnel on issues of lost property and damage to facilities
- Assist with setting up significant school events
- Compliance with workplace health and safety requirements

Ideally you will have previous experience in a groundskeeping role within a school environment and display strong customer service skills. You will also have a good work ethic and seek to achieve quality work whilst maintaining the highest level of safety.

To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:

- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
- Have a commitment to Safeguarding
- The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct Working With Children (WWC) and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

**Contact**: Renae Collier
**Contact number**: 0484933874
**Closing date**:09-Jan-2025