Farm Hand/General Assistant - Temporary/Part-time - 10hrs per week

The School

Caroline Chisholm College is a community committed to providing young women with a quality Catholic education which promotes a passion for learning, develops skills for living and inspires an ongoing search for meaning. At every step of the Chisholm journey, students, staff and parents are invited to engage with the College and form positive relationships to ensure learning and wellbeing needs are always at the forefront for our highly committed and dedicated staff.

The Organisation

Caroline Chisholm College is proud to be part of the Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD). The Diocese is a system of 83 schools with over 5000 employees, committed to responding to the needs of students in a world that is changing rapidly. We are always on the lookout for top talent to help us achieve our strategic goal of inspiring the future, through quality catholic schooling and by strengthening the professional lives of our employees.

The opportunity

We are seeking a skilled Farm Hand/General Assistant to provide support to our Technology and Applied Science department. The successful applicant will have the physical ability to safely operate and maintain school machinery, take care of livestock and keep inventory. This will also include working some hours on Saturday morning (flexible).

The Benefits

There are so many great things that Caroline Chisholm College has to offer! As a valued Caroline Chisholm employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration


• Salary packaging


• Wellbeing initiatives and resources


• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees


• State-of-the-art facilities

The successful candidate

The College Farm Hand/General Assistant will be required to:

• Assist teachers where necessary


• Safely operate and maintain school machinery


• Maintain school property (including sheds, plumbing and fencing)


• Correctly store all feed, chemicals, fertilisers and seed in vermin proof, weatherproof, properly labelled containers.


• Harvest mature vegetable crops and assists in the disposal of produce.


• Document all maintenance in a farm equipment log.


• Document and manage the pickup, receipt, storage and inventory of all farm supplies, e.g fertiliser, livestock feed, seed, chemicals, from the place of delivery to the storage area

The Qualifications:

• A Current Paid NSW Working with Children Check


• A Current First Aid Certificate


• Australian resident or citizen


• The physical ability to perform listed responsibilities


• Capacity to work with other professionals to improve practice


• A pro-active, positive attitude