About this job
About the School:
Miles State School is a P-6 State School, located in the vibrant rural township of Miles in the Darling Downs South West region. Miles is located at the junction of the Warrego and Leichardt Highways in the western Darling Downs, 300 km north-west of Brisbane.
Miles State School has a student population of approximately 200, is facilitated by nine classes, a special education program, and a staff of 32 teaching and ancillary professionals who provide a welcoming, supportive, safe and positive environment for our students to thrive in.
Your Role:
As a Cleaner, you will contribute to the efficient and effective operation of the school by providing a high level of cleaning support. You will ensure that the duties prescribed for the position are completed to an acceptable standard as determined by the supervisor in accordance with the approved school cleaning program. The Cleaner reports to the school Principal and the Business Manager.
Responsibilities include:
- Cleaning windows, pictures, doorknobs, taps, sinks, drinking fountains, lavatory basins, glassware, glass doors and cupboards.
- Cleaning and sanitising toilet facilities and sick bays.
- Cleaning and maintaining equipment.
- Cobweb and mildew control, utilising extendable equipment as necessary.
- Cleaning of concrete, bitumen, asphalt and paved surfaces.
- Disposal of rubbish and litter control including removal of material from drains and gutters between and/or surrounding buildings.
- Dusting including student and office furniture, equipment and fans.
- Hosing.
- Removal of graffiti.
- Sweeping and vacuuming.
- Vinyl/timber floor maintenance including buffing, stripping and polishing.
- Other appropriate cleaning duties as directed by the Principal/Business Manager.
The desired hours available are as follows: 5 hours each day, commencing at 5:00am to 8:00 am and 2:00 to 4:00pm.
About You:
Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous cleaning experience in a Team Cleaning role, with high regard to working safely with established procedures.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
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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.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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