Join our school community as a groundsman who keeps our campus safe, clean, and inspiring. Far beyond mowing lawns, you’ll help create the welcoming spaces students look forward to walking into each morning. Your practical skills and people awareness will make you an essential part of our school’s heartbeat.

This is a temporary Part-time (0.15 FTE) position 11.4 Hours per fortnight until 11 December 2026, unless otherwise determined.

Job details

About the school:

Townsville South State School blends a warm, country‑school atmosphere with a long tradition of excellence, offering Prep–Year 6 students personalised learning, strong literacy and numeracy programs, and a community that truly lives our vision of Learn, Play, Grow Together. With strong home–school partnerships and a focus on leadership, wellbeing, and whole‑child development, it's a place where students feel supported to succeed.

About the role:

Your responsibilities include, but not limted to: 

• Oversee maintenance of school ovals through regular mowing, watering and soil maintenance (refer to WHS guidelines and procedures); lawn and garden maintenance, including regular weeding and the use of appropriate 
  insecticides and fertilisers where necessary (refer to WHS guidelines and procedures); plant, water and care for trees, shrubs, gardens; and undertake general maintenance of grounds care equipment such as a mower, (as per manufacturers' service manuals) and arrange regular services.
• Responsible for a range of day to day activities that may include delivering and collecting mail, parcels and documents; recording and delivering of messages; printing and photocopying; preparing classrooms for examinations and preparing activity/assembly halls, including moving/arranging furniture and seating; removing and relocating furniture from room to room; general store duties including receipting, opening up, checking, storing and distributing school supplies and stocks; maintaining various registers; and stocktaking and recording/engraving of school equipment/furniture and assets.
• Support a variety of security duties at the school that involve using and maintaining the school security systems; banking of school funds (this does not refer to the collection, receipt, or reconciliation of funds, but rather to the transport and depositing of funds at the appropriate banking institution); and locking and unlocking buildings (within core hours).
• Assist with a range of duties that include clearing and hosing of drains and gutters; collection of waste, food and paper on school grounds as agreed by relevant staff and the Principal, Business Manager and/or nominated delegate; undertaking immediate action cleaning duties (outside the normal operating hours of the school's cleaning staff); coordinating the removal and/or disposal of rubbish as required (does not include emptying of bins in agreed eating areas); assist with requirements for significant events such as fetes, plays and major sporting events.

Interested? To Apply:  

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)  
• Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description  

Progressional roles show a salary range spanning two classifications. Appointment will be made at the level appropriate to skill and fulfilment of required criteria. 

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.  

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.  

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.  

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions. 

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• NQR690084_26T - Role Description (PDF, 429KB)
  Role Description
  
  Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants