About this job
Estimated start date: Commencing January 2025
Position tenure: Full Time/Fixed Term
Weeks worked: Up to 52 weeks
Tenure duration 12 months
Total Paid Hours (per week) & days required: 38 hours per week\5 days per week
Salary level, range or hourly rate: $33.18 per hour + super (School Salary Scale)/(Services Salary Scale)
Employment conditions: Diocesan Catholic Education Employing Authorities in Queensland Single Interest Agreement
Stella Maris is a primary school of 750 students, located in a rainforest setting at Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast. Staff members are committed to having our students achieve their individual and collective potential through curriculum which is differentiated and learning and teaching which is collaborative, contemporary and high quality.
We offer a wide range of co-curricular activities, including singing and choirs, dance, instrumental music, speech and drama, art, chess and sport as well as many cultural groups and events. The Stella Maris School community is inclusive and welcoming and seeks to live the Gospel message through commitment to the person of Jesus Christ. Explore our school website to learn more about us.
The Senior Facilities and Grounds Officer is a member of team who are responsible for providing effective and efficient support services in a wide variety of tasks and activities to maintain and enhance the effective operation of the school. In this role the Senior Facilities and Grounds Officer will plan and implement the annual grounds maintenance work program. They will do this as a member of the grounds team and under the direction of the school’s Facilities Manager and Principal.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain school grounds, including minor landscaping work, gardens, lawns, playing surfaces, top dressing, fertilising, seeding, turfing, coring and sprigging.
- Assist with setting up school events;
- Prepare ovals for sporting events and carnivals including laying out and line marking playing fields.
- Manage the safe distribution and application of organic and chemical pesticides, sprays and fertilisers including the correct storage and recording.
- Operate and maintain a wide range of specialised machinery and equipment for lawns, turf and playing fields and routinely undertake maintenance of machinery and equipment.
- Manage and maintain stores and facilities including stock control and record keeping.
- Routine trade and non-trade maintenance and repairs;
- Providing feedback into planning, preparing and development of school grounds to the Facilities Manager and Principal;
- Liaising with onsite contractors;
- Liaise with various internal and external personnel on issues of lost property and damage to facilities;
- Highly skilled in time management – understanding workload and the ability to prioritise tasks
- Sound computer skills to enable the use of the online maintenance register, emails etc
- Comply with workplace health and safety requirements and induct employees in the safe operation of machinery, plant, equipment and chemicals.
To be eligible to be considered for this role you will:
- hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement;
- be eligible to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment; and
- have a commitment to and understanding of the ethos and traditions of Catholic Education.
Please note applications for this role may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.
Everyone at Brisbane Catholic Education models and fosters a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promotes a culture where student protection is everyone’s responsibility. Successful applicants will complete requisite Working With Children (WWC) pre-employment screening, in accordance with legislation, prior to appointment.
Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role.
Contact: Justine Shanahan (Facilities Manager)
Contact number: (07) 5409 8900
Contact email: pmaroochydore@bne.catholic.edu.au
Closing date: 25-Oct-2024