St Paul's Collegiate is a leading independent school situated in Hamilton, which has a commitment to providing education of the highest quality for our students. In this role, you will be joining our Property and Grounds team, which has the responsibility of ensuring that our school facilities are kept in top-notch condition.
We’re looking for someone who has a good attitude, is reliable, has an interest in working outdoors, and ideally has relevant experience in a similar role.
Working in a school, every day is different. With a large campus and park-like grounds, some of your regular tasks will include:
- Large field care including mowing, field marking, and other seasonal requirements
- Lawn care including mowing (hand and small ride-on) and edging
- Rubbish collection
- Pool maintenance including testing and use of chemicals
- Shrub and hedge pruning and cutting
- Minor tree and flower bed maintenance
- Weeding and spraying
- Furniture moving
We're a small and very busy team, so the ability to get on with the job at hand and work independently as well as help out other team members as needed is a necessity. You'll also need to be physically fit as bending and heavy lifting will be a regular requirement of this role.
The position is permanent, full-time (40 hours per week 8 am-4.30 pm Monday – Friday), and comes with 4 weeks leave per annum.
Working in our team you'll have your uniform provided, receive a competitive hourly rate, and enjoy free and hearty cooked lunches. We invest in our staff, ensuring you receive on-the-job and formal training as well as providing a supportive and positive team environment ensuring you have what you need to succeed in your role.
Opportunities like this don’t come up often, so, if you are an experienced Grounds Person or perhaps enjoy the outdoors and you are looking for a career change please get in touch today.
We are also looking for a fixed-term Groundsperson to help support our team, with a particular focus on our garden maintenance and development. This role will be fixed term from July - December 2025.
Applications close Friday 4 July 2025. To apply, please submit your CV and Cover letter to work@stpauls.school.nz
Successful applicants must be able to pass a police vet check and have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
