Cleaner

Department of Education; Kelmscott; On-site; AUD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelmscott Senior High School, part of the Department of Education, is seeking cleaners for upcoming permanent and fixed-term vacancies during the 2027 school year. You will perform internal cleaning duties, manage carpets, floors, toilets, and window cleaning, with additional external tasks on verandas and outdoor areas.

Vacancies may commence at various times. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including a Working With Children Check and National Criminal History Check.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform internal cleaning duties including carpets and floors.
• Ability to perform external cleaning tasks such as verandas and windows.
• Commitment to safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Perform internal cleaning duties, including carpets, floors, toilets, furniture and fittings, windows, dusting and rubbish removal.
• Carry out external cleaning duties, including verandas, covered areas, windows and cobweb removal.
• During vacation periods, undertake stripping/sealing of vinyl floors and related cleaning tasks.

Skills

Cleaning

Carpet care

Window cleaning

Dusting

Job description

We are seeking to establish a pool of Cleaner for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period. A hallmark of Kelmscott Senior High School (SHS) is the positive engagement between staff, students and the community. The common goal of inspiring students to achieve to the maximum of their academic, social, and emotional potential is reflected in every classroom. Kelmscott SHS has a proud reputation of promoting students to be active citizens at the local, state, national and international levels. Students at our school have a diversity of backgrounds and we celebrate this diversity as a proud Independent Public School. The multicultural nature of the school community is both recognised and celebrated. Kelmscott SHS is a school of opportunity for students offering endorsed Specialist Programs in Agriculture, Music and Gifted and Talented (GAT) Secondary Selective Entrance Program. The school also offers a range of Academic Extension Programs in Mathematics, Science, English and Humanities and Social Sciences. Find out more about our school by visiting kshs.wa.edu.au or Schools Online The Role As a cleaner you will be responsible for 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. In addition, you 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 and other general cleaning duties. During vacation times, you will also undertake the stripping and sealing of vinyl floors, window cleaning, shampooing of carpets, pressure cleaning of verandas and undercover areas. 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 Marta Pitaro, Manager Corporate Services on [phone] or emailing [e-mail] 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 Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.
• 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).