Groundsperson - Pimpama Campus

King's Christian Education Ltd; Gold Coast City; Hybrid; AUD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s Christian College invites applications for a Grounds & Maintenance role at the Pimpama Campus. This full-time permanent position runs Monday to Friday, 6am–2pm, on-site, to maintain gardens, grounds and sports fields with available tools and equipment.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, ideal candidates will have grounds experience or a trade/building qualification, hold a Blue Card, be physically capable and team‑oriented with strong safety awareness.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds with maintenance of gardens, grounds and sports fields preferred.
• Willingness to work with manual tools and machinery.
• Blue Card/Working with Children Check is essential.
• Team-oriented and able to work safely per Australian Standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain gardens, grounds, and sports fields using manual tools and provided machinery.
• Assist with landscape projects to enhance the campus.
• Ensure grounds and buildings are safe and well presented.
• Attend required meetings with Facilities Manager including those with a spiritual emphasis.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Team player

Physical stamina

Safety awareness

Education

Blue Card (Working with Children Check)

Trade qualification or building experience

Job description

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

At King's, we place value on selecting staff who are committed to honouring God through their gifts and talents, and who have a passion to help young people succeed. We seek staff to become part of our collegiate culture to provide challenging, differentiated, and engaging learning for each of their students.

Applications are sought for the following position:

Groundsperson (Maintenance - Grounds & Buildings)

We are seeking an experienced Grounds person to join our Facilities team at our Pimpama Campus.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, responsibilities include general ground/garden keeping duties and some maintenance tasks.

This is a Full Time Permanent position, Monday to Friday 6am - 2pm, based at our Pimpama campus.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To maintain gardens, grounds (i.e. all other landscaped areas) and sports fields using manual tools and machinery provided. This also includes sports fields line marking & sports field preparation (e.g. volleyball nets set up). To be part of the team when doing landscape projects to enhance the campus.


• “Front of school” defined as grounds/buildings/playground equipment e.t.c that the parent’s see every day, to be maintained to a high standard and given the highest priority.


• This person is required to follow best practice on ways of working safely as per Australian Standards at all times.


• Compulsory attendance at all meeting required by the Facilities Manager including those meetings with a spiritual emphasis.

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds with a ground’s qualification is preferred and/or a qualification in a trade or similar industry with extensive building experience.


• Working with Children Check (Blue Card) - Essential


• Physical attributes: Capable of doing physical work through all seasons and have the physical attributes to do manual work for the majority of a day if required.


• Be a team orientated person.

Applications close at 4:00pm on Friday, 4 September 2026.

Your curriculum vitae should include details for;

• at least 2 recent professional referees


• at least 1 referee who can attest to your suitability to work within the values and culture of an expanding Christian school (preferably from a pastor or minister).

ABOUT OUR COLLEGE

King’s is an expanding, multi-Campus school that places paramount importance on the development of the whole child, with a particular focus on providing every student the opportunity to develop Christian Leadership skills that will prepare them for their future. Our programs challenge and shape students’ thinking and understanding of their role in the world.

With our growing existing campuses and plans for further new campus development, King’s provides excellent career progression opportunities. We encourage suitable applicants to apply to join the growing team at any of King’s Christian College campuses.

Our College currently consists of 3 dynamic campuses, with several more campuses in the planning stages, serving the communities in which they are located.

The REEDY CREEK CAMPUS (on the southern end of the Gold Coast) has more than 2600 students on-site, from Early Learning through to Year 12. This campus also includes a Trade Training College.

Our PIMPAMA CAMPUS (on the northern end of the Gold Coast) currently has over 2000 students on-site, from Early Learning to Year 12.

King’s LOGAN VILLAGE CAMPUS (in south-west Logan) currently has over 1000 students on-site, offering places for students from Early Learning through to High School.

King's Christian College is committed to child safety and wellbeing and acts in accordance with the Child Safe Standards (Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 (Qld) and the Working with Children Check Act 2000.)As such, candidates will be subject to will be subject to a Qld Teacher Registration check or Blue Card screening and other relevant checks as required.