Facilities & Maintenance Team Member

Job Description

Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School offers high quality, non-denominational education to students from Kindy to Year 12 (co-education from Kindy to Year 6, girls only Years 7-12). Established in 1892, the School is one of eight original Grammar Schools in Queensland. At Ipswich Girls’ & Junior Grammar School we aim to educate students so that they love to learn for life, and lead with grit and grace. We pride ourselves on providing a personalised, holistic education with a focus on academic excellence. THE OPPORTUNITY A short 30-minute drive from Brisbane, the School’s heritage-listed campus is conveniently located in the middle of Ipswich. We offer the opportunities of a large city, with the more community feel of a smaller town. We are currently looking for an energetic and motivated Facilities & Maintenance Team Member (Grounds person) to join our close-knit Facilities Team. This is a full-time, permanent position, supporting our School through maintenance work, gardening and grounds work. In this varied role, you will focus on: General campus maintenance such as: Clearance of leaves from quads, gardens, main entry, thoroughfares, gutters. Moving of furniture and assistance with function set-up and pack up. Deliveries of packages to various departments and/or individuals. Litter management including collecting, removing, recycling of rubbish and the cleaning of rubbish bins. Water pressure cleaning. Mowing of lawns, whipper snipping, edging trimming, pruning of trees and shrubs, controlling of weeds and pests. Maintenance of facilities, equipment, and buildings. Working through the issued Request for Maintenance slips. Assist in locking up and unlocking campus. Set up and pack up School functions on campus and external to the School including sporting events. WHAT YOU WILL BRING To be successful in this role, you will be a highly motivated grounds person, with the ability to demonstrate: Demonstrated experience in providing efficient service delivery, with general commercial gardening and maintenance experience being highly regarded. Certificate or trade qualifications will be highly regarded but not a requirement. The ability to maintain schedules, work orders, activity logs, reports, equipment, and histories in support of cyclical and daily tasks. The ability to develop positive working relationships with team members while also having the capacity to work with limited supervision. The ability to apply Workplace Health and Safety standards especially on the use, application and storage of petrol, LP gas, insecticides, herbicides, fertilisers and chemicals. Flexibility, adaptability and openness to consultation and participation, along with being considerate of the needs of school students and fellow staff members. Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with staff, students and the broader School community. Eligibility to work in Australia and be a holder of, or can obtain, a Working with Children Suitability Card (Blue Card). Culture fit and attitude are also highly important to us, so a passion for the work you do and the ability to understand and work within our vision, mission and values is paramount to your success in this role. APPLY NOW If this sounds like you and you are interested in joining a highly respected school community, click the APPLY NOW button via SEEK and provide a copy of your CV, three referees one being your current manager, and a cover letter addressed to Ms Alison Scott, Chief Financial Officer, outlining your experience as it relates to this role. Please address the selection criteria (over no more than two pages), contained within the Position Description, which can be found on the School’s website Careers | Ipswich Girls' Grammar School (iggs.qld.edu.au). Applications that do not address the selection criteria may not progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of our great benefits program including access to Salary Sacrificing including additional superannuation opportunities, ongoing professional development, and a supportive and engaging work environment. Whilst applications must be sent to us by close of school (3.00pm) Monday 24 February 2025 , applications will be considered and progressed accordingly prior to the closing date. To apply online, please click on the appropriate link below. Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact Kerri Walsh on 0734544428, quoting Ref No. 1216565. #J-18808-Ljbffr