Cleaner – Working Alone

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS811929

This is a permanent part-time (0.5FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2023

Walpole Primary School (PS) is seeking a dedicated Cleaner – Working Alone to join their friendly team.

We currently have one permanent position available – either a spilt shift or dayshift.

Professional Benefits (If applicable)

Working for the Department of Education can attract the following benefits:

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As a Cleaner – Working Alone you would open/close the school, carry out internal cleaning duties, including the maintenance of carpets and hard floor surfaces, toilet cleaning, furniture and fittings, window cleaning, dusting, rubbish removal, and other items of general cleaning. You would 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, you would complete vacation cleaning duties, which may include the stripping and sealing of vinyl floors, window cleaning, shampooing of carpets, pressure cleaning of verandas and undercover areas, and other such duties as required. You would also be responsible for highlighting issues and concerns and respond to issues raised by other school staff.

Walpole PS epitomises the best that small, local schools offer. 

Walpole PS is located in the wilderness about 400 kilometres south of Perth. It is a pristine environment with an engaged community. Walpole is predominantly a farming/timber/cottage industry community that is very supportive of the school. The school grounds are very appealing, and well maintained, and this contributes to the overall feeling of a caring ethos. There are ample vegetable gardens, a chook run, orchard and aquaponics set up. The students regularly plant and pick produce, which is cooked by, and for, the 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.