Cleaning Supervisor, Grade 3 - Full Time - Temporary - Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Position Information

The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

About the Role

The Cleaning Supervisor works independently and within a team environment supervising a small housekeeping team responsible for providing effective and efficient housekeeping and cleaning services to Hurlstone Agricultural High School boarding facility. Areas to be serviced included dormitories, offices and general residential supervisors' overnight accommodation. 

You will perform a range of cleaning tasks, and report damage to dormitories, undertake regular inspections of unused dormitory areas and overnight accommodation. You will maintain equipment, resources, stock levels, and prepare rosters for and perform weekend shifts. 

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Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 12 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career.

Special Notes

Note: This is a 12-month temporary fulltime role with possible extension and possible ongoing.

Rostered weekend shifts are required and possible occasional weekday overtime. 

About the NSW Department of Education 

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion

 Additional Information

Hurlstone Agricultural High School (HAHS) is the only NSW government coeducational selective agricultural High School with boarding facility and large school farm. There are currently 967 students enrolled, with a boarding facility that can accommodate at least 180 students, and a large multi-enterprise farm. As a boarding school, we offer housekeeping services to our boarder community, which is operated by a small team.

HAHS sits on 159 hectares, sharing educational land with four other departmental entities. Most of the land is used for farming. It is five minutes from the M5 entry/exit and 250m adjacent the Glenfield rail station. It borders the Hume Highway M5 on the western side, residential homes on the north farm boundary, and adjoins the NSW Transport boundary on the eastern and southern sides.

Both our boarding facility and farm are under a major capital works project with a planned commissioning date set for mid 2024.

 How to Apply

If you are interested in this role please apply online and attach a covering letter (max 3 pages) and your resume (max 5 pages) which clearly details how your capabilities, knowledge and experience can contribute to the success of this role. It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees.

You must answer both targeted questions which should be included in your cover letter.

We are looking for you to demonstrate your competence in the focus capabilities as outlined in the role description in your answer, so please develop your responses with this in mind.

Note: it is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online via iworkfor.nsw No paper based, email based or late applications will be accepted.

If you are successfully progressed to interview, you will be required to provide your proof of identity information and complete a CRIMTRAC declaration. As this is a child-related position, you will also be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this). For more information, visit https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/child-safe-organisations/working-with-children-check

 Targeted Question 1

Please provide an example where you supervised a team that worked in multiple locations. Detail how you communicate with all team members, supervise performance, provide support, training and action priorities. (max 300 words)

 Targeted Question 2

Provide an example how you assess and undertake necessary actions to ensure dormitory rooms (or equivalent), overnight duty rooms (or equivalent), dormitory toilets and/or showers (or equivalent) are serviced and available for boarders and overnight staff before the start of boarding facility operating hours. Detail the areas of focus, any foreseeable challenges, how you would overcome these to ensure areas are presented appropriately and available for use. (max 300 words).