Cleaning Facilities Supervisor – Upper Hunter Region in Muswellbrook

NSW Department of Education – Muswellbrook NSW

Ongoing, full-time opportunity

Head office: Newcastle | Servicing sites across the Upper Hunter North region

Salary ranges from $102,936 to $113,579 p.a. + super & annual leave loading

About the role

Great teams and environments don't happen by accident, they're created by people who care about the details. In this role, you'll lead and coordinate cleaning operations across multiple sites throughout the Upper Hunter North region, including Scone, Aberdeen, and Murrurundi. You'll play an important role in ensuring safe, clean and well-maintained environments for students, staff and the wider school community.

Key responsibilities:

• Oversee daily cleaning operations in line with departmental policies and standards
• Act as a key contact for operational needs, concerns and service requirements
• Ensure high-quality cleaning, hygiene and safety standards across all sites
• Support the delivery of cleaning programs and scheduled works
• Drive professional and consistent service delivery across sites and cleaning teams

About you

You're a practical, people-focused leader who takes pride in delivering safe, high-quality outcomes. You're confident working across multiple sites, managing competing priorities and supporting teams to get the job done. You'll bring:

• Experience in cleaning, facilities or similar operational environment, with a strong understanding of safety, compliance and service standards
• Experience supervising cleaning operations and coordinating day-to-day operations to deliver consistent, high-quality service
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders
• The ability to plan, prioritise and manage competing demands across multiple sites
• A practical, solutions-focused approach and ability to confidently respond to operational challenges
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people

Essential requirements of the role:

• A current and valid Working with Children Check Clearance for paid employment
• A current and valid driver's licence
• Flexibility to travel and work across a range of sites within the region
• Ability to work a rotating roster, including weekends and public holidays, with the flexibility to work morning, afternoon and night shifts as required, as well as participate in on-call and/or after-hours duties as required
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education

Flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading, Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions, opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth.

This is a child-related role. As a condition of employment, you will be required to provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number (for paid employment).

Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.

Closing date: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries, please contact Renee Blackburn, Cleaning Facilities Lead.

For recruitment process enquiries, please contact the Recruitment Team.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.