General Assistant - Part Time (0.8FTE & 0.4FTE) - Ongoing - Googong Public School

NSW Department of Education; Canberra; On-site; AUD 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

Googong Public School, part of the NSW Department of Education, is expanding and seeks General Assistants to support routine maintenance, furniture setup, and school grounds upkeep.

The role emphasizes safety, reporting faults, receiving and distributing supplies, and coordinating with administration and other staff to respond to changing priorities in a growing school environment.

Qualifications

• Good planning and prioritising skills and good communication with others.
• Proactive, flexible and collaborative approach when working with school staff and administration.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine maintenance 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 and monitor equipment; report faults.

Skills

Planning and prioritising

Communication skills

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.

Googong Public School is a rapidly growing K–6 public school, opening in 2023 with over 300 students and expanding to more than 900 students in 2026. As a relatively new school experiencing significant growth, our school environment continues to evolve, with additional classrooms, demountable buildings, expanding facilities and increasing demands on school grounds and resources. The General Assistant plays an important role in ensuring our school remains a safe, well‑maintained, organised and welcoming environment for students, staff and the wider community. The role requires a proactive, flexible and collaborative approach, working closely with other General Assistants, school administration staff and the executive team to share responsibilities, coordinate maintenance tasks and respond efficiently to the changing priorities of a large and growing school.

This advertisement is for two permanent part‑time positions: 240770 0.8 FTE & 298695 0.4 FTE.

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.

If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above.

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

Provide an example of how you have prioritised tasks to maintain a property with minimal supervision (max 300 words).

Provide an example of how you have identified and managed a potential hazard requiring maintenance (max 300 words).