Cleaner - St Joseph's Primary School, MURGON
Date: 30 Oct 2025
Location: MURGON, QLD, AU, 4605
Company: Brisbane Catholic Education
About Brisbane Catholic Education
Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) is a vibrant learning community within the Archdiocese, employing over 12,000 people across a diverse range of positions. As the largest provider of Catholic education in Queensland, BCE is dedicated to delivering high-quality education from Prep to Year 12. Through strong partnerships with parents, governments, and the wider community, BCE fosters social responsibility, self-discipline and Catholic values in all its students. We offer a supportive working culture where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. Arrive at work every day to a welcoming and compassionate environment, knowing that you'll be supported to take care of what's important to you. Learn more about Brisbane Catholic Education.
About our school
St Joseph's Murgon is a Primary School offering families a parish-based, inclusive, holistic and future focused education within the Murgon area. We are a Marist school imbued with the spirit and charism of the Presentation Sisters, Edmund Rice and our First Nations peoples, with an enrolment of over 110 students spread across our seven well provisioned classroom.
We offer small class sizes and an authentic rural school setting enriched by our high percentage of First Nations students. Additionally, teachers receive approximately forty minutes of extra planning preparation and correction time weekly and are supported in all classrooms by a full-time school officer. The school is exceptionally well resourced, with all students having 1:1 iPads and two school busses ready to provide exciting excursion opportunities to engage their learners, locally or further afield.
Murgon (so named from the Aboriginal word meaning a lily pond), is located in the beautiful South Burnett region, just a little over two hours from the Sunshine Coast or Brisbane. We proudly offer teachers additional financial benefits as part of Brisbane Catholic Education’s Remote Area Incentive Scheme (RAIS). Our school forms part of Murgon’s friendly rural community where you can access a diverse region and plenty of recreational activities to keep you busy on the weekend. If you would like to learn more about the position or the region, please contact our principal for a confidential discussion. Explore our school website to learn more about us.
Summary
Keep the school shining by maintaining the cleanliness of classrooms and communal areas, ensuring a fresh and welcoming environment for everyone!
- Location: St Josephs - Murgon
- Start date: Commencing 10th of November or as soon as practical
- Work hours: 5 Permanent hours with a variaiton to increase to 26 hours per week for the remainder of the year.
- Salary: Services Staff Level 2 $32.50 + super
- Status: Term Time | Permanent
- Variations in hours may be negotiated on an as needs basis to suit school needs.
- Ad close date: 16 November, 2026
- Contact: Justin McCarthy | pmurgon@bne.catholic.edu.au
About the opportunity
In this position you will be responsible for:
- Removal of rubbish and debris from classrooms and internal areas, including the emptying of bins and disposing of waste material appropriately
- Wiping down and sanitising touch points throughout the school including door handles, light switches and high frequency areas
- Cleaning floors and surfaces using appropriate chemicals, following all appropriate directions for storage and use
- Updating the register of Hazardous Chemicals and ensuring they are stored securely after use
- Preparing areas for school events and carnivals.
About you
To be successful in this position you will bring relevant contemporary skills and experience including:
- Exhibiting a strong safety mindset and the ability to follow procedures for the safe use of equipment and chemicals
- Updating cleaning registers including Hazardous Chemicals
- Participated in Industrial, School or similar cleaning experience
- Safe removal of rubbish, debris and waste materials
- Preparation of large areas for special events
- For this position you are not required to be Catholic.
Eligibility and Safeguarding requirements:
- Eligibility to work in Australia for the duration of the appointment
- Hold a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement.
Why choose BCE
Join us and be part of the largest Catholic Diocese in Queensland, nurturing your personal and professional development goals. As a valued member of our organisation, enjoy these and other rewards:
- Opportunities for career advancement and professional development
- Competitive remuneration and flexible work arrangements (position dependent)
- Access to targeted AI tools and training with a focus on innovation and strong ethical standards. Learn more here: The Rome Call for AI Ethics and Microsoft Australia News Centre
- Salary packaging and salary-sacrificing options
- Active staff social club and wellness programs
- Personal support for our employees and families through the Employee Assistance Program.
Please note applications for this position may be considered as they are received, and an appointment made prior to the advertised close date.
Everyone at BCE models and fosters a commitment to the safeguarding of children and promotes a culture where student protection is everyone’s responsibility. The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children and young people and/or adults-at-risk. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.
Equity and inclusion are at the core of our Catholic values and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We encourage and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this position.
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