Cleaner In Charge

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026

Comet Bay College: Excellence in Education.

At Comet Bay College, our motto, Seek Excellence, underpins our commitment to fostering student success. Our moral purpose reads, 'we strive for excellence by nurturing individual abilities, providing meaningful learning opportunities and fostering positive respectful communities'. This guides everything we do, from classroom teaching to extracurricular programs, creating a supportive environment where students thrive.

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The Role

The Cleaner in Charge is responsible for overseeing the opening and closing of the school and performing various internal and external cleaning duties. This includes maintaining carpets and hard floor surfaces, cleaning toilets, furniture, and fittings, dusting, window cleaning, rubbish removal, and other general cleaning tasks.

Externally, the role involves cleaning verandas, covered areas, and drinking troughs, removing cobwebs, and performing general upkeep of the grounds. The Cleaner in Charge will also oversee vacation cleaning tasks such as stripping and sealing vinyl floors, shampooing carpets, pressure cleaning verandas and undercover areas, and other related duties.

The successful applicant will ideally have experience in supervising staff. They will manage and work alongside school staff, ensuring optimal performance in consultation with the Manager of Corporate Services. The Cleaner in Charge will maintain the cleaner’s time book, arrange for relief staff when ne…