Schools Officer, Facilities

13 hours ago

Cairns, Queensland, Australia Department of Education Full time $40,000 - $60,000 per year

Lakeland State School is seeking a motivated and friendly School Officer to join our dedicated team.

This role offers the opportunity to support students, staff, and the wider school community in a dynamic and welcoming environment.

Apply now to become a valued member of Lakeland State School

This position is being offered in a Permanent Part-Time capacity (0.13FTE), 10 hours per fortnight.

This is a progressional position as per the Role Description. The successful applicant will be appointed to the lower classification with eligibility for progression to the next, once specific criteria have been met or demonstrated. Please note salary rate shown is reflective of both classification ranges.

Who We Are:

Lakeland State School is a welcoming and community-focused school dedicated to providing quality education in a caring and inclusive environment. We pride ourselves on fostering curiosity, creativity, and confidence in every student, with a strong commitment to early learning and individual growth. Our staff work together to create engaging learning experiences that help children reach their full potential.

Step Into Your Next Chapter:

  • Responsible for a range of day to day activities that may include delivering and collecting mail, parcels and documents; recording and delivering of messages; printing and photocopying; preparing classrooms for examinations and preparing activity/assembly halls, including moving/arranging furniture and seating; removing and relocating furniture from room to room; general store duties including receipting, opening up, checking, storing and distributing school supplies and stocks; maintaining various registers; and stocktaking and recording/engraving of school equipment/furniture and assets.
  • Assist with a range of duties that include clearing and hosing of drains and gutters; collection of waste, food and paper on school grounds as agreed by relevant staff and the Principal, Business Manager and/or nominated delegate; undertaking immediate action cleaning duties (outside the normal operating hours of the school's cleaning staff); assist with requirements for significant events such as fetes, plays and major sporting events.
  • Support a variety of security duties at the school that involve using and maintaining the school security systems; banking of school funds (this does not refer to the collection, receipt, or reconciliation of funds, but rather to the transport and depositing of funds at the appropriate banking institution); and locking and unlocking buildings (within core hours).

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Submit Your Application:

  • Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
  • Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

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