You'll be responsible for maintaining our gardens, lawns, outdoor learning spaces, and assisting with general maintenance tasks around the school. Your work will help create a safe, welcoming, and attractive environment for our students, staff, and visitors.
About the Role
You'll be responsible for maintaining our gardens, lawns, outdoor learning spaces, and assisting with general maintenance tasks around the school. Your work will help create a safe, welcoming, and attractive environment for our students, staff, and visitors.
Key Responsibilities
Gardening, weeding, pruning, and general landscape maintenance
Lawn mowing, edging, and upkeep of outdoor areas
Maintaining tidy and safe grounds across the campus
Minor repairs and general handyperson duties
Assisting with basic maintenance tasks as required
Identifying and reporting maintenance issues
Other duties as directed by the People, Operations and Compliance Manager
About You
Experience in gardening, grounds maintenance, or general maintenance work
Experience using gardening and grounds maintenance equipment such as mowers, whipper snippers, and hedge trimmers
Ability to work independently and manage your time effectively
A proactive approach and strong attention to detail
Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in varying weather conditions
A current Working with Children Check and Police Check (or willingness to obtain these)
Current Victorian driver's licence preferred
What We Offer




Permanent Part-Time position
ASAP start
$30 - $35 per hour, depending on experience, plus superannuation
Approximately 4-6 hours per week, spread across 3 or more days
Flexible working arrangements
Friendly and supportive school community
Work in a beautiful bayside location just minutes from Hampton Beach
This position would ideally suit someone living locally who is available to work a few hours across several days each week. The role reports directly to the People, Operations and Compliance Manager.
If you enjoy working outdoors and take pride in creating beautiful, well-maintained spaces, we'd love to hear from you.
Applications
Applications close Friday 20 November ****. Applications will be reviewed as received and the position may be filled prior to the closing date.
All staff are expected to abide by the child safety requirements for recruitment, employment and professional learning as specified in the Child Safe Standards as set out in Ministerial Order No. ****. Tombolo Academy is committed to ensuring child safety and has a zero tolerance for child abuse. Tombolo Academy undertakes several screening processes to ensure the appropriate protection of children in its care. This includes reference checks, qualification checks and qualified registration checks.
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📌 Groundskeeper/Handyperson (Melbourne)
🏢 Tombolo Academy
📍 Melbourne