Maintenance/grounds Officer

**Estimated start date**:Commencing Jan 2025

**Position tenure**:Permanent

**Weeks worked**:Up to 52 weeks per year including school holidays

**Tenure duration**(where Fixed Term)**:
**Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required**:38 hours per week over 5 days

**Salary level, range or hourly rate**:School Officer Level 3(School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)

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

Mt Maria College, North Brisbane’s first Catholic Co-Educational College, was established in 1978. As a member of Marist Schools Australia, our educational philosophy is based on the teachings of St Marcellin Champagnat, the founder of the Marist Order. The College has developed significantly in recent years having expanded its facilities to provide excellent education opportunities for Year 7-12 students. Currently, 1020 students are part of our Mt Maria family with a high demand for future enrolments. The College provides the opportunities for all its students to develop to their full potential, ready to be positive and justice centered contributors to society.

**Explore**our school website** to learn more about us.**

We are seeking a **Maintenance/Grounds Officer** with a genuine passion for their work to deliver a range of services for the upkeep, maintenance and development 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

You will have previous experience in a groundskeeping role, ideally in 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.

Applications will be received as received and an appointment may be made before the advertised closing date.

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.
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- Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a _commitment to the safeguarding of children_ and promotes a culture where _**_student protection is everyone’s responsibility_**_. Successful applicants will complete requisite _Working With Children (WWC)_ pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment._

**Contact**: Natalie Bourke

**Contact number**: 07 3550 3440

**Closing date**:19-Jan-2025