Carpenter

Melbourne Grammar School has an exciting opportunity for a qualified Maintenance Carpenter or Cabinet Maker to join our Property Services team. This hands-on role is responsible for preventative and reactive maintenance, minor projects and repair work across the School’s buildings, facilities and infrastructure.

The successful candidate will undertake a broad range of carpentry and maintenance work, including repairs and improvements to doors, windows, locks, cabinetry, furniture, joinery, flooring and associated fittings. Paramount to this position is the ability to deliver high-quality workmanship safely and efficiently while minimising disruption to School operations.

This position is primarily located at our South Yarra campus but will be required to work at other Melbourne Grammar School locations as needed.

You will:

- Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance to building fabric across all campuses.
- Undertake repairs and replacement of doors, windows, locks, cabinetry, furniture, joinery, flooring, wall linings and associated fittings to ensure building fabric remains protected and fit for purpose.
- Conduct routine inspections of buildings, structures and facilities to identify defects, deterioration and maintenance requirements and provide recommendations to management for corrective actions and asset improvement opportunities.
- Complete all assigned maintenance tasks (Fixits) in a timely manner, ensuring accurate records are maintained in the CMMS.
- Deliver minor carpentry and building works in accordance with approved project schedules.
- Construct, install and modify fixtures, fittings and joinery to support operational and educational requirements.
- Maintain workshop facilities, machinery and tools in a safe, clean and serviceable condition in accordance with manufacturer requirements.
- Plan and undertake works in a manner that minimises disruption to teaching,



learning and School operations.

Applicants must hold a trade qualification in carpentry, cabinet making or equivalent, together with a current driver’s licence. Must hold, or be willing to obtain, a current Employee Working with Children Check. Our School is a place of extraordinary possibilities.

Melbourne Grammar School is one of Australia's leading independent schools that believes in the holistic education of young people. This role is based at our South Yarra campus where our Senior School welcome around 867 boys in Years 9 – 12 each day and our Wadhurst campus, comprises 406 boys in Years 7 and 8 where they make the transition from primary to secondary education in an environment designed with their needs in mind.

We believe that education can create extraordinary possibilities in the lives of young people and the communities in which they live. We engage talented people and want them to create possibilities for themselves and for others. Teaching and learning at Melbourne Grammar School strikes a balance between the best of traditional approaches and contemporary practice.

We are focused on growth and active participation, and our work is supported by expert and dedicated teachers, outstanding resources and learning spaces purpose-built for young learners.

To learn more about what it’s like working at Melbourne Grammar School, please click here to discover what our staff have to say.

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Applications close: Sunday 22 November 2026

Melbourne Grammar School reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

Applicants should familiarise themselves with Melbourne Grammar Schools Child Safety policies and procedures and the values available on our website.

For enquiries, please contact the Human Resources Team via [email protected]

📌 Carpenter (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Grammar School
📍 Melbourne