01 Nov 2024
Expressions of Interest for Temporary Employment for 2025
Position Information
We are seeking expressions of interest for Temporary Employment for 2025 for the following roles:
- General Assistant
About the role
The General Assistant performs 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.
A General Assistant may be required, subject to Workplace Health and Safety obligations, to perform duties from the range listed:
- Organising rooms, furniture, audio visual aids, public address systems, lockers and other items/equipment for school activities as required; dismantle and store items when not in use (with assistance where required). (NB. the role is not responsible for operating audio visual equipment or public address systems)
- Identify and report maintenance / safety issues to the role supervisor; undertake minor maintenance of buildings and equipment not covered by contracts or requiring a qualified tradesperson
- Maintaining and caring for school grounds, including: mowing school lawns and playing fields; marking of school playing fields; preparation of ground for planting trees and shrubs and planting and watering of same; pruning shrubs, trimming hedges, light lopping and trimming of trees. Safely and proficiently operate mowers, tools and equipment; store and maintain mowers, tools and equipment in accordance with WHS standards.
- Maintain and repair hand tools, machinery and equipment in timber and metal workshops and liaise with staff to support efficient and safe operations of the workshops. This would include, but not be limited to, sharpening and changing blades as required, and checking and replacing machinery consumables.
- Perform general cleaning and maintenance of workshops, machines, equipment, tools and associated items, removing waste materials and replacing consumables including batteries, soap, cutting fluids and solvents as required.
- Monitor the condition of machinery and tools and report safety concerns to line manager in a timely and effective manner.
- Unpack, store and/or distribute supplies in accordance with school procedures and safe work standards (e.g. chemical storage and handling); assist with school stocktakes as required
- Monitoring school security systems and reporting faults to the Principal or Line Manager.
- 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. Work cooperatively with the role supervisor to prioritise upcoming tasks and respond flexibly to competing / emerging minor maintenance priorities.
- Maintaining cooperative relationships with teaching and non-teaching staff
- Farm Assistant
About the role
The primary purpose of the role is to prepare and maintain an established agricultural plot. The role assists with: crop production and disposal; machinery operation; maintenance of machinery, tools, equipment; care and supervision of livestock; receipt and storage of supplies; and general farm maintenance.
Essential Requirements
- Working with Children Check Clearance
- Completion of mandatory training required by the Department of Education
Please complete an Expression of Interest Application Form and return by 3pm Friday 15 November 2024 to anita.morrison1@det.nsw.edu.au.