Senior Grounds Services Officer - St Vincent's School, CLEAR ISLAND WATERS
St Vincent's Primary School (Clear Island Waters) · CLEAR ISLAND WATERS, QLD
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About our school
St Vincent Catholic Primary School Clear Island Waters is situated on the Gold Coast and prides itself on the spirit that can be found in our community. We are a co-educational school with an enrolment of over 790 students from Prep through to Year 6.
Our school offers the latest in teaching and learning, technology and a wide range of extracurricular activities. We are a high quality inclusive Catholic school offering our students a rounded education that supports personal growth based on Christian values and the values of the Sisters of Mercy and St Vincent de Paul. Explore our school website to learn more about us.
Summary
Play a key role in developing and implementing exciting improvements to gardens, grounds, playing fields, and external surfaces, enhancing the school environment.
- Location: St Vincents - Clear Island Waters
- Start date: Commencing as soon as practical
- Work hours: 15 hours per week | 2 days per week | 8 - 4pm
- Salary: Services Staff Level 3 - $34.17/hour + super
- Status: Part-time, Fixed-term | 48 weeks
- Ad close date: 24th April, 2026
- Contact: Peter Griffin | probina@bne.catholic.edu.au
About the opportunity
St Vincent's is seeking a skilled and reliable Maintenance Person for a two-day engagement in 2026. This role involves maintaining our facilities and grounds to ensure a safe, functional, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.
In this position you will be responsible for:
- Maintain gardens, grounds, lawns, and playing surfaces, including top dressing, seeding, turfing, coring, planting, trimming, mulching and fertilising.
- Maintenance Person Part-time
Key Responsibilities:
- Building Maintenance: Carry out minor repairs and checks on facilities, including plumbing, electrical systems, and air-conditioning.
- Minor Repairs: Undertake day-to-day maintenance tasks and minor works as required.
- Safety and Compliance: Ensure all facilities and grounds meet work health and safety standards.
- Event Support: Assist with setup and preparation for school events, assemblies, and functions
- Machinery: Operate and maintain specialised machinery and equipment for lawns, turf, and playing fields; perform routine maintenance on machinery and equipment.
- Prepare ovals for sporting events and carnivals, including laying out and line marking playing fields.
- Supervise, maintain and participate in the installation, operation, and maintenance of pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
- Manage the safe distribution and application of organic and chemical pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, including 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.
- Supervise and train grounds people, trades people and apprentices
- Manage and maintain stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping.
- Maintain a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors
About you
To be successful in this position you will bring relevant contemporary skills and experience including:
- Experience in maintaining gardens, lawns, and playing surfaces.
- Knowledge of operating and maintaining pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
- Ability to safely distribute and apply pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, with proficiency in operating and maintaining specialised machinery and equipment.
- Strong organisational skills for managing stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping.
- Experience in supervising and training grounds people, trades people, and apprentices.
- Commitment to WHS requirements.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications at Certificate III level, or completion of an apprenticeship would be highly regarded.