AddressIndependent Public School - Southwest Education Region
Bridgetown Primary School
Cleaner In Charge
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Level 3, $1,189.30 - $1,203.90 (pro-rata) per week (GS (Misc.) GA 2023)
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS880670
This is a permanent part-time (0.63FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2024
Bridgetown Primary School (PS) is seeking to appoint a dedicated and hardworking Cleaner in Charge.
About the Role
The Cleaner In Charge (CIC) is responsible for opening/closing the school, carrying out internal cleaning duties, including the maintenance of carpets and hard floor surfaces, toilet cleaning, furniture and fittings, window cleaning, dusting, rubbish removal, drinking troughs and other items of general cleaning.
In addition to this, the CIC will also carry out external cleaning duties, including the cleaning of verandas and covered areas, rubbish removal, cleaning of drinking troughs, window cleaning, removal of cobwebs, other general cleaning, and other such duties as required. Additionally, they will be required to complete vacation cleaning duties, which will include window cleaning, shampooing of carpets, pressure cleaning of verandas and undercover areas, and other such duties as required.
The successful applicant will ideally have experience in supervising staff, as they will work alongside school staff and manage staff performance in consultation with the Manager Corporate Services. In addition, the Cleaner In Charge will liaise with the Manager Corporate Services on all cleaning matters, and record and respond to issues and concerns. They will maintain the cleaner's time book, arrange relief staff, be responsible for monitoring and ordering stock supplies and stocktake of cleaning resources.
In this role you will ideally have good attention to detail and will be able to work well both individually and as part of a team to ensure a clean and safe school environment. You should be organised, honest, reliable and punctual and have knowledge of cleaning equipment and safe cleaning procedures, methods, and practices.
About the school
Bridgetown Primary School moved to its current site in 1914 and became an Independent Public School (IPS) in 2015.
'Quality Education for All" is the moral purpose of Bridgetown Primary School and its community. Through this moral purpose we encourage all students to demonstrate our four expectations:
Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Good Citizen and Be Your Best.
We see our role at Bridgetown Primary School as preparing our students for tomorrow's world and everything we do has this in mind. Our school provides every child with the best opportunities to enable them to reach their potential. The school currently has approximately 220 students from Kindergarten through to Year 6 and enjoys a strong relationship with the community. There is a supportive atmosphere throughout the school and wider community.
The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further information about this position can be found in the attached form (JDF).
Further information about Bridgetown Primary School can be found by visiting bridgetownps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
Additional information about Independent Public Schools is also available here
For further job related information
You are encouraged to contact Judith Dadson, Principal, for further information about this employment opportunity, including information about living and working in Bridgetown, by telephoning (08) 9761 0150 or emailing Judith.Dadson@education.wa.edu.au
Application Instructions
Our aim is to make it easy for you to apply!
Your application should include:
- A detailed CV outlining your work history and experience in the context of the role.
- Your CV should include two (2) work related referees, one being your current Line Manager.
- A cover letter of no more than two (2) pages. Please address selection criteria (1, 3 and 4) by providing an example that shows your ability, knowledge and application in relation to each work related requirement.
Work related requirements:
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to induct, coordinate and supervise the work of cleaning staff.
- Experience in school or commercial cleaning.
- Experience in the safe storage of cleaning equipment, materials and chemicals.
- Ability to recognise and interpret Material Safety Data Sheets,
equipment operating instructions, safety instructions and training guidelines.
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