Cleaning Facilities Lead

**Cleaning facilities lead**

**At the**NSW Department of Education**, we educate and inspire lifelong learners - from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.**
- **Ongoing Full Time Role**
- **Located across the Hunter and Central Coast regions with flexible working arrangements available**
- **Clerk grade 9/10 salary ranging from $129,464 to $142,665 + super and annual leave loading**

**Your chance to lead and shape a newly created role**


We are looking for a new team member to manage the operational delivery of the Cleaning Services whole-of-government contract. Join a newly established team and take the lead in shaping this role from the ground up. This is your chance to set the benchmark for operational service excellence across the Hunter and Central Coast Regions—make your mark and drive meaningful impact from day one.

**About the Role**

You will manage and oversee the operational delivery of cleaning services operations across a dedicated portfolio of Hunter and Central Coast sites. Your day-to-day work will see you supporting the manager to delivery cleaning services across the region.

You will have an opportunity to provide tactical input for service delivery planning to ensure adherence to performance standards, service monitoring and stakeholder management to achieve high-quality, safe and efficient cleaning and facilities outcomes. As a lead, you will inspire your team through role modelling great leadership and providing support to create and drive a culture of excellence.

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**About you**

You’re a proactive, people-focused lead who takes pride in delivering results and driving service excellence. You bring:

- Proven success leading multiple cleaning or facilities contracts, ensuring top performance and compliance with KPIs and legislation.
- In-depth knowledge of cleaning operations, compliance to deliver consistent, high-quality outcomes.
- Strong leadership skills with a focus on coaching, developing teams, and building a high-performance, customer-focused culture.
- Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to provide clear advice and insights on performance, risk, and improvement.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

**Essential requirements of the role**
- Current and valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel to site locations.
- Current and valid Working with Children Check clearance for paid employment.
- Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, the value of public education.

**Benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth

**How to apply**

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment). Visit the website for more information.

**Closing date Thursday 13 November 2025 at 11:59pm.**

For role enquiries please contact Melanie Tauasa on 02 7814 1762 and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Kristy Carter on 0447 905 632.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.