Cleaner

Location: St Catherine's Catholic College

Salary Range: $31.75- $32.17 per hour pending experience

Tenure: Term-Time, Permanent Position 17.5 hrs per week

Commencing Date: As soon as practicable

Closing Date: Friday 17 October 2025 unless filled prior

St Catherine's Catholic College, The Whitsundaysis a Prep to Year 12 co-educational college, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1925. The College has vibrant, modern and innovative facilities that create inspired learning spaces for students both within the classroom and outside, allowing teachers to use the right strategies at the right time for their classes.

About the Role

St Catherine's Catholic College, The Whitsundays is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Cleaner. This role is a Term Time, Permanent position completing 17.5 hours of work per week (3.5 hours per day and can be scheduled in the mornings, afternoons, or a mix of both to suit availability.)

The Cleaner contributes to the effective and efficient operation of the school by providing a high level of cleanliness to the facilities. The Cleaner will work within a team to provide a clean, safe and pleasant environment for students and employees and create a physical environment that is conducive to learning and safe student movement. The Cleaner will work with limited supervision under the direction of the Business Manager.

Key Accountabilities

Work is normally performed in a typical interior office and/or classroom environment/outdoors environment and may involve frequent exposure to elements such as weather (sun/wind/rain), dust, dirt, fumes and/or loud noises.

Typical duties performed may include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining a clean and safe learning and working environment for students, staff and visitors to the school in line with cleaning schedules and processes
• Operating and maintaining cleaning equipment including vacuum cleaners, polishers and blowers ensuring a commitment to safe operating procedures
• Sweeping, mopping and buffing tiled floors
• Vacuuming carpets, mats and other floor surfaces
• Dusting desks, tables, shelves and ledges
• Collecting litter, emptying and washing rubbish bins
• Removing graffiti from desks, chairs and walls
• Cleaning windows, fans, fridges, stoves, toilets, sinks and basins
• Sweeping, blowing and hosing/pressure cleaning paved areas
• Locking up rooms including windows, doors and turning off lights.

Cleaner using specialised equipment:

• Ordering supplies and receiving deliveries and/or being given the responsibility for the distribution and maintenance of toilet and other requisites and cleaning materials in buildings/ establishments
• Carpet cleaning - operating equipment used in any or all of the following methods - powder systems or liquid shampoo systems or hot water injection and extraction systems (commonly called "steam cleaning")

General expectations:

• Any other task as reasonably directed
• Adhering to cleaning protocols and schedules with a commitment to safe cleaning processes including correct use of cleaning products and chemicals
• Liaising with the Principal to report any security, safety, damage concerns to eliminate or minimise hazards.

About You

Experience

• Recent experience in a cleaning/services/operational role or similar
• Understanding and commitment to Workplace Health and Safety legislation and professional regulations to reduce the risk of harm to self and others relative to the role of a cleaner
• Ability to follow safety precautions that may involve the use of protective equipment where work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials, machinery, use of tools and other equipment.

Skills

• Manoeuvring within the office/school environment appropriate to the position – demonstrating agility and adherence to manual handling techniques
• Ability to communicate effectively to meet the necessary standards with respect to clarity, accuracy and professionalism appropriate to the position
• Ability to prioritise workloads and manage multiple tasks with competing timelines
• A demonstrated ability to develop and sustain productive working relationships.

Attributes

• Enthusiastic, energetic, flexible with a proactive attitude
• Flexible and responsive to the needs of the school community and driven to achieve the best outcomes
• Ability to accept responsibility for own work.

Mandatory Criteria/Professional Registration/Other

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card or eligibility to obtain same - the successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government.
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville
• Ability to perform the physical requirements of the role in a safe manner
• This position will be subject to a pre-employment medical assessment to support the selection process. For some positions, it may be necessary for the successful applicant to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission.
• This position will be subject to a pre-employment medical assessment to support the selection process. For some positions, it may be necessary for the successful applicant to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission. The following will be required for the role of Cleaner:
• Hepatitis A & B Vaccinations

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to operate commercial and industrial cleaning equipment
• Familiarity with Safety Data Sheets for chemical substances used and appropriate storage of same.

Please review the Position Description before preparing your application.

What we offer

• Competitive Annual Salary
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• 12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• 14 Weeks' paid parental leave
• Corporate health insurance
• Induction, professional development and learning opportunities
• Well-being programs and initiatives

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission. Townsville Catholic Education 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 checks 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.

How to apply

• Complete the application form, including your two nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)
• Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
• Upload a current resume

Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.

Applications close 3.00pm Friday 17 October 2025 unless filled prior.

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