Gardener - Handyperson

Yakamia Primary School (PS) is seeking to establish a pool of Gardeners - Handypersons for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Our school is an Independent Public School located in the community of Albany. Translated from the local Aboriginal language, Yakamia means 'Home of the Long Neck Turtle'. Our school has built a culture of being a place where children can reach their full potential with staff creating a caring and supportive environment.

Find out more about our school by visiting yakamiaps.wa.edu.au or Schools Online

The Role

Suitable applicants will work to provide gardening, grounds and facility management to ensure a safe and clean school environment. You will maintain and present the school grounds and gardens in an attractive, clean and tidy condition. Suitable applicants will perform minor repairs and maintenance as requested, as well as other Gardener - Handyperson duties in accordance with the Department’s policies and guidelines.

Suitable applicants should ideally display effective communication skills, be able to develop and maintain good working relationships with staff and external stakeholders and ideally be able to work unsupervised, with the ability to identify and recognise work that is required to be completed. They should also ideally be well organised with attention to detail.

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Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Desc…