This is a permanent part-time (0.88 FTE) position commencing Term 1, 2025
Woodvale Primary School (PS) is seeking to appoint a Cleaner in Charge to join their friendly team.
For more than 30 years, our school has been guided by our commitment to ensuring that every student is a successful, independent learner and every teacher is an excellent teacher. We are a proud Independent Public School providing a safe, stimulating and rewarding learning environment for our Kindergarten to Year 6 students. At Woodvale PS our vision is to build positive relationships, develop 21st century learners and celebrate students' progress and successes.
Our school buildings are attractive, featuring highly practical and flexible learning and teaching spaces. Complementing our general purpose classrooms is our well-appointed and resourced library; music room; purpose built science room; and enclosed under cover assembly area.
Find out more about our school by visiting woodvaleps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online
The Role
The Cleaner in Charge is responsible for opening and closing the school, carrying out internal cleaning duties, including the maintenance of carpets and hard floor surfaces, toilet cleaning, furniture and fittings, window cleaning, dusting, rubbish removal, drinking troughs and other items of general cleaning.
In addition to this, the Cleaner In Charge will 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, they will be required to complete vacation cleaning duties, which will include window cleaning, shampooing of carpets, pressure cleaning of verandas and undercover areas, and other such duties as required.
The successful applicant will ideally have experience in supervising staff, as they will work alongside school staff and manage staff performance in consultation with the Manager Corporate Services. In addition, the Cleaner in Charge will liaise with the Manager Corporate Services on all cleaning matters, and record and respond to issues and concerns. They will maintain the cleaner’s time book, arrange relief staff, be responsible for monitoring and ordering stock supplies and stocktake of cleaning resources.
In this role you 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. You should be organised, honest, reliable and punctual and have knowledge of cleaning equipment and safe cleaning procedures, methods, and practices.
Want to know more?
Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Janet Vincent, MCS on 08 9408 3800 or janet.vincent@education.wa.edu.au
Equity and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.
Eligibility
To work with us, you will need to:
- obtain a valid Working With Children Check
- consent to a National Criminal History Check with the Department's Screening Unit.
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).
Application Instructions
Our aim is to make it easy for you to apply!
Step 1: Prepare your application.
Your application should include the following:
- CV/Resume detailing your work history, experience and any certificates or qualifications relevant to the position.
- In a one (1) page cover letter, share with us how your skills and experiences match this role.
- Tell us in no more than two (2) pages how your skills and experiences that relate to these selection criteria:
- Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to induct, coordinate and supervise the work of cleaning staff.
- Demonstrated experience in school or commercial cleaning.
- Demonstrated experience in the safe storage of cleaning equipment, materials and chemicals.
- Demonstrated ability to recognise and interpret Material Safety Data Sheets, equipment operating instructions, safety instructions and training guidelines.
Step 2: Submit your application.
Apply Online:
- Click ‘Apply for Job’ and complete the online application.
- Have your documents ready to attach.
It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.
Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.
For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.
Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS933427
Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.
The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.
Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 17 February 2025.
