Position: Groundsperson
Commencing Date: As soon as practicable
Tenure: Permanent, Term Time
Salary Range: $30.29 - $31.26 per hour pending experience
Closing Date: Monday 16 June unless filled prior

St John Bosco Catholic School, Collinsville is a co-educational Catholic school located in Collinsville. The school has 60 students from Prep to Year six, delivering quality education in a small, close-knit environment.

About the role

St John Bosco Catholic School, Collinsville is seeking an experienced and dedicated Groundsperson to commence as soon as practicable. This is a Permanent, Term Time position completing 15 hours per week across three days.

The Groundsperson, under the direction of the Principal, contributes to the effective and efficient operation and environment of the school by providing a high level of maintenance and upkeep of the school grounds. The Groundsperson will be required to assess repairs quickly to enable maximum safety at all times. The Groundsperson will work with limited supervision under the direction of the Principal.

Key Accountabilities

Typical duties performed may include, but are not limited to:
• Mowing, whipper snipping and fertilising lawns
• Repairing and maintaining irrigation systems
• Weeding, planting, fertilising and maintenance of gardens
• Maintaining and cleaning grounds and equipment
• Maintaining security lighting
• Assisting with all general building maintenance, painting etc. as required
• Identifying and reporting defects and hazards as soon as practically possible
• Some deliveries to and from the school, as required.

Carry out minor repairs to the school property and equipment, including:
• Replacing tap washers and other general rectifications
• Repairing leaking toilets, windows, desks, chairs, other minor carpentry and paint work
• Assisting with marking playing fields
• Assisting with the set up and dismantling of tents and equipment for carnivals and assemblies.

The position will be required to work within Workplace Health and Safety guidelines.

Any other task as reasonably directed to assist the effective functioning of the school.

Mandatory Criteria

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government.
• Undertake Workplace Health and Safety Training
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Ability to travel 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.

Desirable Criteria

Relevant certificate or trade qualifications.

For more information, please refer to the Position Description.

What we offer

Competitive Hourly Rate

Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading

Access to salary packaging options to maximise employee benefits and salary

Modern facilities, equipment and resources

Access to additional Employer Superannuation Contributions

Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service

14 Weeks’ paid parental leave

Deferred Salary Scheme

Access to corporate health schemes

Induction processes and professional learning programs

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Well-being programs and initiatives

Our Organisation

Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the south, and north to Ingham and Halifax, south-west to Winton, and west to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island. 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

Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.