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• This is a Full Time (1.0 FTE) leave cover from July 2024 to December 2024, at our Berwick campus.
• Join a supportive, high performing and collaborative, values based organisation.
• Candidates must undergo a Pre-Employment Medical Check prior to commencement at Haileybury.
Responsibilities
The Groundsperson oversees maintenance of the School's outdoor areas, encompassing lawns, gardens, sports facilities, and playgrounds, while also managing irrigation systems and ensuring adherence to safety standards, crucial for maintaining safe, appealing, and operational grounds for students and staff.
This role works from Tuesday to Saturday during school terms, and from Monday to Friday during school breaks.
Main Responsibilities include:
- Turf, Garden and Irrigation Maintenance
- Sports Field Preparation and supporting Haileybury’s sports program
- Assist the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor with appropriate Maintenance requests
- Providing support for functions portering activities as required
- Responsible for ensuring that all activities under their control are conducted in a legal and ethical manner, consistent with Haileybury standards, policy and procedure.
- Other duties as required.
About You
At Haileybury we are seeking exceptional people. We are looking for a team player who brings the following skills and experience:
- Experienced in the preparation of sports fields
- Competency in turf management operations, maintenance of associated equipment and machinery, reticulation systems and chemical handling.
- Ability to work at heights
- Ability to carry out maintenance procedures and capably use hand tools
If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply to join the team at Haileybury where we aim to create a supportive culture and learning environment that fosters both academic achievement and personal growth for our staff and students.
About Haileybury
Haileybury’s vision is to be recognised as a great world school.
Our mission is to deliver an exceptional educational experience that fosters the growth of each student through leading teaching and learning programs, a wide array of opportunities, within a culture of high expectations, empowering students to excel.
Everything we do is centred around the Magenta Principles, striving for and achieving more than expected. Our Principles support and shape this in our daily work:
- Every student matters every day
- Every staff member matters every day
- Effective practises support sustainability
- Once inclusive community
Haileybury offers a flexible, diverse and inclusive workforce. We’re focused on embracing change and celebrating and nurturing our people.
Why work for us?
- Two weeks of additional leave during Christmas shutdown period
- Competitive salary, with further career development and opportunities
- Free annual Flu vaccination
- Ongoing professional and personal development
- Excellent on-site facilities, grounds and working environment
- Secondment opportunities and pathways to other Melbourne based campuses, Haileybury Rendall School Darwin and Haileybury Senior School Tianjin
- Supportive, hybrid and flexible work options
- Employee leave benefits such as paid parental leave and additional personal leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Want to find out more?
To view the position description and/or apply, please click on the “Apply Now” button to be redirected to our online recruitment portal.
For all inquiries, please contact the People and Culture Team via ***************@haileybury.com.au.
Applications close; 10:00 am, Monday, 8 July 2024.
Please note that successful applicants must have the right to work in Australia, National Police Check and Working With Children Check.
Haileybury is committed to the protection and the promotion of a culturally safe and supportive working environment for diverse communities. The successful applicant will be required to satisfy child protection screening, and adhere at all time to the school's Child Safety and Wellbeing policy, (https://www.haileybury.com.au/policies).
Haileybury is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
