Centre Caretaker/ Cleaner | ELLEN GROVE

“Where curiosity grows into confidence”

Keep a brand-new centre clean, safe and welcoming. Join our foundation team as Centre Caretaker (Cleaner) at Bask Ellen Grove. You don't need a background in early childhood. Bring pride in a job done well and an eye for a spotless, safe space, and there's room to grow from there.

ABOUT BASK

Bask Early Learning is family-owned and operated, with centres in Logan, Ipswich and Toowoomba. We exist to raise the standard of early childhood education and care in Queensland. Our BASKeteers are the people who make that real, every day. That includes the people who keep our centres clean, safe and welcoming, so learning can happen.

THE ROLE

• Position: Centre Caretaker (Cleaner)

• Location: Bask Ellen Grove

• Type: Permanent Part Time (approx. 25 to 30 hours per week, with room to grow)

• Reports to: Centre Manager

You keep every area of the centre clean, hygienic and welcoming, working to a regular cleaning schedule and following our hygiene and infection control procedures. It's a quiet role with a big effect. When the space is safe, clean and ready, our educators and children can get on with the good stuff.

Shifts may fall either in the morning (7am to 12:30pm) or the afternoon (12pm to 5:30pm), depending on the needs of the service and your preference.

And you're foundation team. You help set the standard for how a brand-new centre looks and runs.

THE CENTRE

Bask Ellen Grove is a 120-place centre, architecturally designed, with 7 classrooms for children from 6 weeks to 6 years. The talented team at WEARTHY designed our lush outdoor playscape, while inside, the Family Lounge has fresh bakery items, a breakfast bar, and complimentary tea and coffee for educators and families. It's a space worth keeping beautiful, and that's your patch.

YOUR IMPACT

• Clean all centre areas to a high standard on a regular, systematic basis, following the cleaning schedule for each space

• Sweep, mop and vacuum floors, and keep entry, foyer and reception areas presentable

• Clean and sanitise bathrooms, kitchen and kitchenette surfaces, and children's classroom surfaces

• Empty and reline bins, and spot clean glass, doors, walls and displays

• Complete weekly and monthly tasks on schedule, such as skirtings, ledges, light fittings, fans and air vents

• Follow hygiene and infection control procedures, and use cleaning chemicals safely in line with Safety Data Sheets

• Keep the cleaning store organised, secure and locked

• Report hazards, repairs and maintenance to the Centre Manager promptly, rather than carrying out the repair

• Help build the culture of a brand-new centre from the ground up

WHAT YOU BRING

• Demonstrated experience in a cleaning role

• Sound working knowledge of cleaning equipment, chemicals and Safety Data Sheets

• A strong eye for detail and genuine pride in a clean, hygienic, well presented space

• Reliability and the ability to work independently to a cleaning schedule

• Physical capability for an active role, including safe manual handling, lifting and bending

• Current Queensland Blue Card (Working with Children Check)

• Child Protection training, or willing to obtain

NICE TO HAVE

• Certificate III in Children's Services or equivalent (advantageous)

• Current First Aid and CPR training (advantageous)

• Certificate III in Cleaning Operations or equivalent

• Experience cleaning in an early childhood, school or care setting

WHAT WE OFFER

• Above award rates under the Children's Services Award

• 90% discount on childcare for your own children

• Paid birthday leave every year

• Christmas week closure, 51 operating weeks

• Employee Wellbeing and Assistance Program

• Annual Team Gratitude Event

• Career progression across our growing centres, backed by "Grow with Bask", our internal mentoring framework

• A spot on the foundation team of a brand-new centre

HOW TO APPLY

Send us:

• Your resume

• A cover letter addressing the essential criteria

• A photo of something that inspires you (we like seeing what sparks your curiosity)

Email everything to ***********@basklearning.com. For more about us, visit www.basklearning.com.

We review applications as they come in. If you look like a fit, we’ll be in touch.

CHILD SAFETY & INCLUSION

Bask is a Child Safe Organisation. Every BASKeteer holds a valid Queensland Blue Card and meets the Queensland Child Safe Standards. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and we work to make every centre a place where children and educators feel safe, seen and supported.