**Department for Education**
**Job reference**: 622574
**Location**: 5085 - LIGHTSVIEW
**Job status**: Short Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
**About the Department for Education***
Every child and young person deserves a great education.
We have a strategy that aims to unlock every child's potential now and into the future, one that in partnership with learners, students, parents and the wider South Australian community will build a world-leading public education system. One that is equitable and prioritises learning and wellbeing.
Together we will make our education system the best it can be.
When our children and young people thrive, so do our communities and our state.
**About the Role**
The Grounds and Maintenance Officer is responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient facilities and grounds maintenance service and assisting with the planning and development of the site.
The tasks include:
- Completing facilities and grounds and maintenance tasks as required
- Performing general gardening duties including preparation and maintenance of gardens, lawns, recreation areas
- Overseeing pool facilities and maintenance of the pool
- Maintaining paths, courtyards, open spaces, watering and fertilizing lawns and gardens
- Undertaking routine maintenance of machinery and tools
- Logging maintenance procedures undertaken and establishing priorities for further maintenance, prioritising work
- Planning internal preventative maintenance on weekly basis and producing weekly reports
- Emergency site cleaning, driving buses to inspections, driving students to school and assisting in shifting, set-up and removal of furniture and equipment
- Undertaking mandatory monthly bus inspections in accordance with the code of practice for buses
**Qualifications**
Desirable: Current LR Licence
Swimming Pool Plant Operators Certificate
**Special Conditions**
The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services (DHS) working with children check (WWCC) prior to being employed which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry. The incumbent will be required to undertake RRHAN -EC (Responding to Risks of Harm, Abuse and Neglect - Education Care) Facilitator Lead (Masterclass) extended course.
For all other Special Conditions please refer to the attached Position Description.
**Application Instructions**
Applications must be made through the IWorkForSA website.
People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or those who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.
**Remuneration**
$1,106,10 - $1,117,60 per week (will be adjusted to the actual hours worked)
**Enquiries**
**Additional Note**
This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) contract, starting immediately until 15 December 2024.
**Applications close**: 06/10/2024 11:30 PM