Commencing Date: 1 July 2025
Tenure: Part Time, Fixed Term
Hours: 26 hours per week
Salary Range: $31.64 - $32.31 per hour pending experience
Closing Date: Monday, 30 June 2025 unless filled prior
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
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
- Upload a current resume
- Upload a cover letter addressing the skills, attributes and experience to support the key accountabilities of the role identified in the position description
- Complete the application form including your two nominated professional referees (name, position title and email address)
Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.
Applications close 3.00pm Monday, 30 June 2025 unless filled prior.
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