Welcome to St Colman’s Catholic School, Home Hill

Located in the heart of the Burdekin region, St Colman’s Catholic School in Home Hill offers a nurturing, small-school environment where every child is known, supported, and inspired to thrive. Surrounded by a close-knit rural community, the school provides a strong sense of belonging and connection.

Rooted in the Catholic tradition, St Colman’s delivers a high-quality, inclusive education that encourages students to achieve their personal best. The dedicated team of educators and support staff work in partnership with families—recognising parents as the first and most important teachers in a child’s life.

Whether you're local to Home Hill or new to the area, St Colman’s invites you to experience the warmth and spirit of its school community. Visit the website or contact the school to arrange a tour and learn more.

About the role

St Colman’s Catholic School, situated in the close-knit rural community of Home Hill, is seeking a dedicated and reliable Cleaner to join our team. This is a term-time, fixed-term position working 4.5 hours per day on a rotating roster — one week on, one week off — through to the end of the 2025 school year.

The Cleaner contributes to the effective and efficient operation of the college 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.

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 College 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 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 paved areas

Locking up rooms including windows, and 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 toilets and other requisites and cleaning materials in buildings/ establishments

General expectations:

Any other task as reasonably directed

Adhering to cleaning protocols and schedules with a commitment to safe cleaning processes including the correct use of cleaning products and chemicals

Liaising with the Business Manager to report any security, safety, or damage concerns to eliminate or minimise hazards.

Mandatory Criteria

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 selection.

This position will be subject to a pre-employment medical assessment to support the selection process.

Desirable Criteria

Familiarity with Safety Data Sheets for chemical substances used and appropriate storage of same.

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.

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 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.

How to apply

Click on the link to apply via the Careers page.