Senior School Grounds & Facilities Officer

Brisbane Catholic Education; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 29,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Wellness programs

Fitness Passport access

Job summary

Brisbane Catholic Education is seeking a Senior Ground Service Officer for St Ann's Primary School, Redbank Plains. The role focuses on maintaining and improving gardens, grounds, playing fields and external surfaces to support a thriving school environment.

Responsibilities include preparing ovals, operating irrigation systems, applying pesticides and fertilisers, and supervising staff and apprentices. Experience with horticulture, plant care, and machinery handling is essential; Certificate

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining gardens, lawns, and playing surfaces.
• Knowledge of operating and maintaining pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
• Ability to safely distribute and apply pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, with proficiency in operating and maintaining specialised machinery and equipment.
• Strong organisational skills for managing stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping.
• Experience in supervising and training grounds people, trades people, and apprentices.
• Commitment to WHS requirements.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications at Certificate III level, or completion of an apprenticeship would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Maintain gardens, grounds, lawns, and playing surfaces, including top dressing, seeding, turfing, coring, planting, trimming, mulching and fertilising.
• Prepare ovals for sporting events and carnivals, including laying out and line marking playing fields.
• Supervise, maintain and participate in the installation, operation, and maintenance of pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
• Manage the safe distribution and application of organic and chemical pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, including correct storage and recording.
• Operate and maintain a wide range of specialised machinery and equipment for lawns, turf, and playing fields, and routinely undertake maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Supervise and train grounds people, trades people and apprentices
• Manage and maintain stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping.
• Maintain a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors

Skills

Gardens maintenance

Pumps & irrigation

Pesticide application

Stock control

Supervision & training

WHS compliance

Organisational skills

Education

Certificate III level

Apprenticeship completed

Tools

Pumps and irrigation equipment

Drainage systems

Specialised machinery

Job description

Brisbane Catholic Education is seeking a Senior Ground Service Officer for St Ann's Primary School, Redbank Plains. The role focuses on maintaining and improving gardens, grounds, playing fields and external surfaces to support a thriving school environment.

Responsibilities include preparing ovals, operating irrigation systems, applying pesticides and fertilisers, and supervising staff and apprentices. Experience with horticulture, plant care, and machinery handling is essential; Certificate