Gardener - Handyperson

This is a permanent part-time (0.6FTE) position commencing Term 2, 2026

At Mount Hawthorn Primary School (PS), we pride ourselves on a high level of quality collaboration, cooperation and reflective practices to ensure continuous improvement. Our parent community is highly engaged and valued. Integral to the role is utilising highly developed interpersonal skills to maintain positive relationships with the staff, parents and community. Staffing and resourcing processes are allocated innovatively to best meet the needs of our students. Ability to adapt to change and be flexible is required.

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

The Role

The Gardener - Handyperson is responsible for maintaining the school grounds in a safe and tidy condition, ensuring a conducive external learning environment for students and staff. This includes overseeing the upkeep of turf areas, garden beds, shrubs, trees, and various soft landscapes. Additionally, the role involves maintaining hard landscaping features like courts and paving, marking sports areas, and conducting minor repairs in alignment with departmental policies. The Gardener - Handyperson is also tasked with keeping gardening facilities, equipment, tools, and machinery in a clean and serviceable condition, reporting faults promptly, and adhering to safe work practices.

The role contributes to the development of safe work procedures and conducts risk assessments as needed. Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation and the management of hazardous substances are integra…