St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra is a co-educational Catholic school with 380 students from Prep to Year six. The school is renowned for achieving strong academic results and having an active involvement in community service, living up to the motto, “Love is Service.”

About the role

St Joseph's Catholic School, Mundingburra is seeking an experienced and dedicated Groundsperson to commence 1 July 2025. This is a Fixed Term, Part Time position completing 26 hours per week across Three days for the remainder of the school year. (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 8.76 hours per day)

The Groundsperson will be expected to work within and adhere to Workplace Health and Safety guidelines and demonstrate the knowledge and ability to work in a team environment.

Key Accountabilites

Other duties include:

Maintain lawn, trim trees overhanging branches, hedging, blowing down and outdoor/indoor vacuuming/scrubbing

Operations of different machinery, ride on and walk behind scrubbers, sweepers, mowers etc

Assist with constant upkeep and upgrading of College grounds and gardens, including fertilising, weeding, pruning, poisoning, landscaping and minor irrigation checks, repairs and installation as required

Bin runs, rubbish removal, tilling sandpits and pressure cleaning

Assist with setting up and dismantling of equipment for College functions and displays, carnivals and assemblies

Assist with marking playing fields

Assist with garden cultivation and management

Carry out minor repairs to the College property and equipment, including: but not limited to

Routine maintenance and cleaning of machinery and school buildings, external and internal

Assisting with all general building maintenance, painting etc. as required

Identifying and reporting defects and hazards as soon as practically possible

Assist with general maintenance, upkeep and cleaning duties as reasonably requested

Undertake deliveries to and from the school and within the school

Other related duties as reasonably requested by the Grounds Supervisor and Facilities Manager.

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.

Previous installation and maintenance of irrigation systems

Previous horticultural experience

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.