General Assistant - Part Time (0.4FTE) - Ongoing - Fowler Road School

NSW Department of Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The NSW Department of Education is seeking a part-time Maintenance Officer to support Fowler Road School in Merrylands. The role focuses on routine maintenance, upkeep of departmental school grounds, and assisting with furniture setup for activities.

You will identify safety issues, receive and distribute supplies, monitor equipment, and report faults. The position is 0.4FTE and involves collaborative work with staff and the school community.

Qualifications

• Good planning and prioritising skills.
• Good communication skills to work effectively with others.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and upkeep of Departmental School/grounds.
• Assist with set up and removal of furniture and equipment for school activities.
• Identify and report maintenance and safety issues.
• Receive, store and distribute supplies; monitor equipment and report faults.

Skills

Planning and prioritising

Communication

Job description

The NSW Department of Education provides, funds and regulates education services for NSW students from early childhood to secondary school, delivering world-class education through its public schools and providing funding support to non-government schools. We employ, develop and support teachers, leaders and other staff to deliver the best outcomes for students and to advance the wellbeing of Aboriginal people.

About the Role

This role is vital to the maintenance and upkeep of departmental schools. To be successful in the role you will need to have good planning and prioritising skills and good communication skills to work effectively with others. You will perform a range of tasks relating to the routine maintenance and upkeep of a Departmental School/grounds. The role may assist with the set up and removal of furniture and equipment for school activities. You will identify and report maintenance and safety issues. You will receive, store and distribute supplies and monitor equipment and report faults. This is a part time 0.4FTE role.

Talent Pool

A talent pool may be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool is a group of candidates who have undergone an assessment process and have been identified as suitable for this role or similar roles for a period of 12 months. Being part of a talent pool means that you may be considered for ongoing or temporary employment for a range of similar roles. This offers exciting opportunities for you to gain a wide range of experiences to build your public service career.

Fowler Road School

Fowler Road School is a School for Specific Purpose, Intensive Learning Support (Mental Health), located in the suburb of Merrylands, South-Western Sydney. The school has an enrolment cap of 56 students, Kindergarten to Year12, there is a high representation of ATSI and EAL/D students. Collaborative partnerships with our families and wider school community are highly valued. The school maintains an active link with referring census schools (shared enrolment) of each student. Together we work collaboratively to implement reasonable adjustments, individualised planning and build the skills and capacity for students with a disability to access the curriculum and school life on the same basis as their peers, both at Fowler Road School and in the census school setting. The successful applicant will join a welcoming and supportive team environment.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people.

It is a requirement that you include the name and contact details of two referees.

You must answer both targeted questions which should be included in your cover letter.

It is a requirement that all candidates submit their applications online via iworkfor.nsw.

If you are successfully progressed to interview, you will be required to provide your proof of identity information and complete a CRIMTRAC declaration.

As this is a child-related position, you will also be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number as a condition of employment (if you do not already have this).

For more information, visit http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/working-with-children/working-with-children-check