Gardener

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 25/11/2024

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Facilities Management

Reference: 1446971

**Selection Criteria**:
SC1 - Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage and maintain grounds and gardens and complete grounds and facilities minor maintenance works as required within a school environment while following the Department of Education's Occupational Health and Safety processes and requirements.

SC2 - Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including staff, members of the school community, students, visitors and contractors.

SC3 - Demonstrated ability to use the Asset Information Management System (AIMS) and other software to read school communication and maintain data and compliance documentation.

SC4 - Demonstrated ability to act as liaison for a variety of contractors.

SC5 - A commitment to professional learning and growth.

**Role**:
[Attendance requirement for this position]

Range 3 is distinguished by the introduction of management responsibility and accountability for the delivery of professional support services. The role will usually impact beyond the work area or professional field. It seeks to gain cooperation of other staff members or members of the school community to achieve specific objectives, such as in school administration, operations or educational programs.

Direction on targets and goals is provided but the position will have some degree of latitude in determining how they are achieved. This latitude will generally be limited by standard procedures and school policy. Deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

The provision of business management responsibilities becomes a feature at range 3. Management of staff to achieve the expected outcomes is a key responsibility. Staff management issues will be resolved with mínimal reference to senior management, although guidance will be required in more complex cases. Senior management will be provided with timely reports and advice, although this will generally be confined to matters relating to the immediate work area, service provision or educational program and is unlikely to impact substantially on whole of school operations.

This is the minimum range for positions that carry a mandatory qualification requirement of not less than four years. Professional student support positions become a feature at range 3 (e.g. therapists, psychologists) where standard professional services are delivered. Professional support and guidance will be close at hand and deviation from standard procedures and school policy will require guidance and direction from senior management.

An education support class position supports the educational services being provided to students, but must not include duties of teaching as defined in clause 2.6.1 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic) or its successor. Supervision of students cannot be required except where it is an integral part of the employee¿s position or involves supervision of students individually or in small groups, in controlled circumstances, where the responsibility for students remains clearly with a teacher.

**Responsibilities**:
**School Kitchen Garden**
- Plant, manage and harvest Produce
- Work in the garden doing general gardening tasks like weeding, pest control and completing jobs not finished by students, as well as maintaining equipment.
- Facilitate garden classes with the aid of the classroom teacher assisting with behavioural issues.
- Plan any development of the vegetable garden infrastructure.
- Plan the planting of the vegetable garden and involve the students in the process
- Identify and facilitate fundraising opportunities such as coordinating the selling of seeds, seedlings and excess produce at a suitable outlet, i.e. school market

**Waste Management**
- Rubbish Collection
- Compost
- Recycling

**Routine Maintenance**
- Prepare the buildings and grounds for special events such as open nights, information nights & parent teacher nights
- Toilet Maintenance - Inspect toilets frequently, unblock blockages, clean small accidents
- Playgrounds (Soft fall and sandpits)
- General external tidying and maintaining of pathways, steps and playgrounds including use of sweeper/blower
- Perform preventative maintenance works, general works and repair in a fashion that reduces the requirement for engaging outside contractors
- Moving of furniture and assisting with setting up rooms for meetings, incursions and assemblies
- Retrieving items from rooftops, and maintenance of gutters and drains
- Basic landscaping and the overseeing of gardening including mowing, trimming, weeding, cutting back/pruning, mulching, spraying, planting
- Preparing and maintaining garden beds and sports grounds (including playgrounds) across the school, including line mark