Grounds and Garden Maintenance Officer

**ROLE DESCRIPTION**
**GROUNDS AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE**
**Classification **School Services Officer Level 3- 4
**Salary **$61,495 - $75,379
**Load **Full Time
**Appointment duration **Ongoing
**Date Reviewed **September 2024

**PREAMBLE**

In 1957, a group of dedicated people brought St John Bosco’s pastoral vision to Melbourne’s rural Chadstone. Today,
building developments and technological advancements communicate the College’s commitment to progress, while our
core pedagogical vision remains just as relevant as it was in 1957. Empowering young people to discover their own
intrinsic goodness, while developing the skills and courage to express it in practical ways, is at the core of the Salesian
Charism.

**OUR VISION**
A dynamic, joy-filled Catholic learning community, Salesian College inspires all boys to strive for excellence in the spirit
of Don Bosco.

**OUR MISSION**
Salesian College Chadstone is a Catholic School for boys in the Salesian tradition. We welcome all boys and their
families, celebrate diversity and promote relationships built on mutual respect. All in the community are treated as valued
partners in laying the foundation for lifelong learning. We celebrate the achievements of all within an environment of joy
and optimism. As a college, we are committed to building a caring community which:

- Ensures that a Catholic and Salesian ethos underpins all aspects of college life within an atmosphere of respect
- for all
- Promotes initiative, a spirit of enquiry and a desire to strive for academic excellence through innovative and
- supportive teaching
- Provides students and staff with every opportunity to develop all aspects of each individual
- Practises wise governance, strategic leadership and fair processes and
- Works in partnership with parents, families, past pupils, parishes, educational and ecclesiastical institutions and

other civic agencies

**OUR VALUES**
Integrity | Respect | Belonging | Joy | Dynamism

All leadership positions in our Catholic school in the Salesian Tradition are designed to demonstrate the value it holds
for the dignity of the human person, a culture of community and a commitment to social justice and service for the
common good.

**SALESIAN COLLEGE IS A CHILD SAFE SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINISTERIAL ORDER 1359**
Salesian College provides employees, volunteers and clergy with regular and appropriate opportunities to develop their
knowledge of openness to and ability to address child safety matters. This includes induction, ongoing training and
professional learning in accordance with Ministerial Order 1359 to ensure that everyone understands and is compliant
in their professional and legal obligations and responsibilities, and the procedures for reporting suspicion of child abuse
and neglect.***

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**ROLE DESCRIPTION**
**GROUNDS AND GARDEN MAINTENANCE**
**Classification **School Services Officer Level 3- 4
**Salary **$61,495 - $75,379
**Load **Full Time
**Appointment duration **Ongoing
**Date Reviewed **September 2024

**POSITION**

The Grounds and Garden Maintenance Officer promotes the vision and mission of Salesian College and contributes to
its educational goals by creating, maintaining and developing a safe, pleasant, attractive and functional physical
environment
The Grounds & Garden Maintenance Officer works in the context of and contributes to the College’s Facilities Team
and supports the Facilities Manager in providing timely and thorough management and maintenance of the College’s
grounds across the two (2) campuses of Salesian College to ensure that they are maintained to the highest standard
and are prepared for the variety of internal and external activities in which the students at the school engage.

**REPORTS TO**
- Facilities Manager

**COLLEGE TEAMS**_ _**
- Facilities Team

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support the maintenance of grounds, gardens, - Assist with general maintenance at the college.
playing services and other outdoor areas.
- Day to day operations of the College including

set up & pack up for events and assemblies
**KEY DUTIES**
The key duties and responsibilities of the Grounds & Garden Maintenance Officer include, but are not limited to the
following:
**GROUNDS, GARDENS, PLAYING SURFACES AND OTHER OUTDOOR AREAS**:

- Collaborate with the Facilities Manager to support the maintenance of gardens and lawns including mowing,
- Manage chemicals holistically to control weed growth around the College campuses (preferred).
- Trim hedges and prune shrubs and trees
- Work together with the Facilities Manager to oversee the upkeep and maintenance of all gardens and grounds.
- Maintain and repair grounds equipment and other structures.
- Maintain, enhance and where directed upgrade existing garden beds across the College including planting and
- basic landscaping.
- Coordinate with the Facilities Manager to support the management and delivery of the College’s tree plan.
- In conjunction with the Facilities Manager, the manag