Senior Grounds Service Officer & Bus Driver - St Thomas More College, SUNNYBANK

Summary

Play a key role in developing and implementing exciting improvements to our gardens, grounds, playing fields, and external spaces, while also ensuring students start and end their day safely and smoothly in your capacity as a School Bus Driver.

• Location: St Thomas More College - Sunnybank (S)
• Start date: Commencing July 2026
• Work hours: 38.00 hours per week
• Salary: School Services Staff Level 3 - $67,754 per annum + superannuation
• Status: Full Time Continuing
• Ad close date: 12 July 2026
• Contact: (07) 3323 4600 | admin@stmc.qld.edu.au

About the opportunity

In this combined position as Senior Grounds Officer/Bus Driver, you will be responsible for:

• Maintain gardens, grounds, lawns, and playing surfaces, including top dressing, seeding, turfing, coring, planting, trimming, mulching and fertilising.
• Prepare ovals for sporting events and carnivals, including laying out and line marking playing fields.
• Supervise, maintain and participate in the installation, operation, and maintenance of pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
• Manage the safe distribution and application of organic and chemical pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, including correct storage and recording.
• Operate and maintain a wide range of specialised machinery and equipment for lawns, turf, and playing fields, and routinely undertake maintenance of machinery and equipment.
• Supervise and train grounds people, trades people and apprentices
• Manage and maintain stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping
• Maintain a safe working environment for staff, students and visitors
• Safely drive the school bus to pick up and return students to designated stops before and after school as well as to and from school excursions, following approved routes and schedules
• Review student documentation to ensure accuracy of student details prior to transport
• Conduct pre-departure checks including tyres, lights, oil, and other basic maintenance items
• Assist passengers when embarking and disembarking
• Ensure students remain seated and behave safely during travel, reporting any behavioral incidents
• Navigate roads safely and in compliance with traffic signage and statutory requirements
• Report traffic accidents and near-miss incidents prompty.

About you

To be successful in this position you will bring relevant contemporary skills and experience including:

• Experience in maintaining gardens, lawns, and playing surfaces.
• Knowledge of operating and maintaining pumps, irrigation equipment, and drainage systems.
• Ability to safely distribute and apply pesticides, sprays, and fertilisers, with proficiency in operating and maintaining specialised machinery and equipment.
• Strong organisational skills for managing stores and facilities, including stock control and record keeping.
• Experience in supervising and training grounds people, trades people, and apprentices.
• Commitment to WHS requirements.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications at Certificate III level, or completion of an apprenticeship would be highly regarded.

Our Safeguarding Requirements:

• Eligibility to work within Australia for the period of appointment.
• Currently hold or ability to obtain a Paid Employee Positive Notice Blue Card prior to commencement.
• Must hold a LR/MR Driving Licence with good record and driver’s authorisation