Cleaner

About the role

St Michael's Catholic School, Palm Island is seeking a dedicated  Cleaner to commence as soon as practicable for a term time, fixed term position completing 20 hours per week (4 hours per day) across five days until the end of the 2025 teaching year.

Please note before applying : it is a requirement of the role that you reside on Palm Island. This is not a commutable role due to the expense and limited availability of transport to and from the island. Relocation will not be offered or included as part of this package.

The Cleaner contributes to the effective and efficient operation of the college by providing a high level of cleanliness to the facilities. The Cleaner will work within a team to provide a clean, safe and pleasant environment for students and employees and create a physical environment that is conducive to learning and safe student movement.

Key Accountabilities

Work is normally performed in a typical interior office and / or classroom environment / outdoors environment and may involve frequent exposure to elements such as weather (sun / wind / rain), dust, dirt, fumes and / or loud noises.

Typical duties performed may include, but are not limited to :

• Maintaining a clean and safe learning and working environment for students, staff and visitors to the College in line with cleaning schedules and processes
• Operating and maintaining cleaning equipment including vacuum cleaners, polishers and blowers ensuring a commitment to safe operating procedures
• Sweeping, mopping floors
• Vacuuming carpets, mats and other floor surfaces
• Dusting desks, tables, shelves and ledges
• Collecting litter, emptying and washing rubbish bins
• Removing graffiti from desks, chairs and walls
• Cleaning windows, fans, fridges, stoves, toilets, sinks and basins
• Sweeping, blowing and hosing paved areas
• Locking up rooms including windows, and doors and turning off lights.

Cleaner using specialised equipment :

General expectations :

Mandatory Criteria

Desirable Criteria

Our Organisation

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.

What we offer