Cleaner

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS809927

Glen Huon Primary School (PS) is seeking to establish a pool of Cleaners for appointments to permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2023 school year and up to the end of Term 1, 2024. Appointments can be made from the pool at any time for commencements within the 2023 school year, up to the end of Term 1, 2024.

About the Role

Suitable applicants 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. Suitable applicants will ideally be organised, reliable and punctual and have excellent knowledge of cleaning equipment and safe cleaning procedures, methods and practices.

As a Cleaner you will carry out both internal and external cleaning duties. Internal cleaning includes the maintenance of carpets and hard floor surfaces, cleaning of furniture and fittings, windows, toilets and dusting. External duties include rubbish removal, cleaning of drinking troughs, external windows, verandas and covered areas and cobweb removal.

You will also participate in vacation cleaning which includes stripping and sealing of vinyl floors, carpet shampooing, pressure cleaning of undercover areas and verandas, and other such duties as directed by the Cleaner-In-Charge.

About the school

Glen Huon PS is located 170 km south of Perth in the suburb of Eaton. The school opened in 2000 as a K-6 primary school and has been selected to become an Independent Public School (IPS) in 2015. This gives us increased autonomy in the administration of the school and ability to merit select staff that complement Glen Huon’s priorities and context. At Glen Huon PS our mission is to work in partnership with our community to provide a nurturing environment that allows our children to become resilient, confident, lifelong learners through a rich, sustainable and inclusive curriculum.

We aim to achieve this though three key focus areas with explicit, evidence based whole school approaches in Literacy and Numeracy while Positive Behaviour is supported with the principles of Positive Schools and Classroom Engagement. Staff at Glen Huon are renowned for their professionalism, Kindness and Passion for providing high standards and high care for our students.

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.