At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
Join a newly formed team leading the way in smarter, safer, and more efficient cleaning services for NSW public schools.
The NSW Government’s reforms to public sector cleaning services entail the NSW Department of Education taking over management of the state’s Whole-of-Government cleaning contracts from January 1, 2026.
A team has been established to deliver an enhanced Whole-of-Government cleaning contract for alignment and delivery of all program streams. Including Governance, ITD, Recruitment and Risk Management.
This role offers the opportunity to support safe, consistent, and high‑quality cleaning services across a rural region, covering multiple sites spread over a large geographic area. As the Cleaning Services Lead, you will play a key role in coordinating site visits, monitoring cleaning standards, engaging with stakeholders and maintaining the records and reporting that underpin strong contract performance.
While the work is predominantly focused on school cleaning services, you will also contribute to the oversight of other government cleaning contracts, giving you exposure to a broad service portfolio. You’ll collaborate with principals, customers, contractors, and internal teams to resolve issues and support continuous improvement, making this a rewarding role for someone who values autonomy, community impact, and the variety that comes with servicing diverse locations.
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About you
You are a motivated and detail‑oriented professional who thrives in environments where accuracy, accountability, and collaboration are essential. You bring a practical understanding of contract management and a proactive approach to identifying issues, supporting inspections, and ensuring compliance across a wide geographic area. Your ability to balance day‑to‑day operational demands with longer‑term service improvement makes you a valuable contributor to high‑quality cleaning service delivery for schools and other government sites.
The ideal candidate will have:
Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records, interpret data, and support effective reporting across multiple locations.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, enabling productive relationships with principals, school staff, contractors, and internal teams.
A sound understanding of contract management, service delivery monitoring, and relevant WHS, industrial relations, and Modern Slavery obligations.
Are you ready to lead and make a difference? Apply now.
Key Knowledge and Experience
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.
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (
[email protected]) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
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.
