Cleaner - Working Alone

Department of Education; Augusta; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education – Augusta Primary School in Augusta, WA, seeks to establish a pool of Cleaners – Working Alone for permanent and fixed term vacancies commencing during 2027. The role covers internal and external cleaning, including floors, toilets, windows, verandas, and vacation cleaning duties.

Applicants should be detail‑oriented and reliable, able to work independently or in a team to maintain a safe school environment.

Qualifications

• Interest in ensuring a clean and safe school environment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good attention to detail and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Open/close the school and perform internal cleaning duties.
• Clean carpets, floors, toilets, windows, and furniture.
• Carry out external cleaning and vacation cleaning duties as required.
• Highlight issues to staff and respond to concerns promptly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Job description

We are seeking to establish a pool of Cleaners – Working Alone 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. Augusta Primary School (PS) is located on Wadandi Country in the beautiful seaside town of Augusta where the Indian and Southern Ocean meet, at the mouth of Blackwood River. In winter, the whales come annually to play off the Cape, and dolphins and stingrays are frequent visitors year-round. In this unique location we have a wealth of history and landmarks, featuring the Leeuwin Lighthouse, the tallest mainland lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere. Augusta and the Primary School have a strong sense of community where everybody works together to achieve and build success across a range of domains. Augusta PS caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 6. The school is part of the Southwest Education District and is surrounded by native bushland and lovely gardens within spacious school grounds. Find out more about our school by visiting www.augustaps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online. For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jane Litynski, Manager Corporate Services on [phone] or emailing [e-mail].

The Role 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. Suitable applicants will ideally have good attention to detail and be able to work well both independently and as part of a team to ensure a clean and safe school environment. You should be organised, reliable and punctual. Knowledge of cleaning equipment and safe cleaning procedures, methods and practices would be highly desirable, as well as availability for both morning and afternoon shifts.

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

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).