St Laurence's College is a Catholic School for boys in the Edmund Rice Tradition with an enrolment of over 1980 boys from Years 5-12. 

Applications are invited for the following casual position of Caretaker Urban Farm, commencing ASAP.  The farm is a 500sqm inner-city site located on the College grounds in South Brisbane.

The Caretaker is directly responsible to the Head of Faculty - Humanities to ensure support to the College’s teaching and learning activities; the undertaking of ongoing maintenance operations; and to contribute to co-curricular project-based learning within the Urban Farm.   

The role involves 20 hours distributed over a week including one visit on the weekend. (Must be able to work outside normal working hours and on public holidays if required, plus the ability to inspect after a severe weather event).

Some of the qualifications/experience required is as follows:

• Relevant and recent experience working in horticultural and sustainability fields
• A genuine interest in sustainability education and inner-city urban farming
• Substantial knowledge, qualifications and/or practical experience of all/any of the following: horticulture, permaculture, aquaponics, hydroponics, worm farming, poultry keeping, native bee-keeping, composting, plant nursery
• An understanding of Work Health and Safety legislation and guidelines is required
• Hold a current Blue Card (or be eligible to apply for a Suitability Card for working with children)
• Hold a current Drivers Licence.

The full Position Description and electronic application are accessible on the College website www.slc.qld.edu.au under Employment.

All applicants will be subject to EREA and legislative screening procedures and will be required to authorise such checks and provide identification. These checks are consistent with EREA's commitment to child protection policies and procedures.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, but will formally close: Monday, 13 November 2023 @ 9.00am.

Enquiries can be directed to:

Mrs Lorraine Kopp
Director of Human Resources
Ph: 07 3010 1165   Email: [email protected]