Maintenance Officer

An opportunity to use your trade skills in a corporate environment
- Templestowe Location
- Excellent salary and staff benefits

At BlueCross, we aspire to create ‘a new age of living’. Our proud and dedicated team strives to deliver this vision across our 31 Residences and HomeCare located across metropolitan and regional Victoria.

**About the role**:
We are seeking a Maintenance Officer to join our team. You will work on-site at our residence " Silverwood " located in
**Templestowe**, to provide high-quality repairs and maintenance for our Residential Home.

Reporting to the Maintenance Coordinator, you will be assisting our Residence Manager in ensuring the interior and exterior of our properties are maintained to an exceptionally high standard. You will also be responsible for ensuring all essential service equipment and plant equipment are maintained at a high level by managing the various contractors employed to conduct regular services.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a property maintenance related role
- Experience in building maintenance practices
- Experience in contractor management in a building environment
- Understanding of safe work practices and OH&S procedures
- Knowledge of any facility management software is desirable
- A qualification or trade in a property/technical/facilities field would be desirable
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Competent in using a variety of tools and equipment
- Physical capability to undertake a wide range of activities
- Intermediate computer skills
- Reliable, with a strong work ethic and initiative to get things done
- Current drivers licence

**Why join BlueCross**
We are a values-driven organisation that recognises our biggest asset is our people

We have an amazing (and free) rewards program that gives you access to retail and entertainment discounts and much more

Fantastic learning & development opportunities

Be a part of a leading aged care provider committed to treating our elderly citizens with dignity and respect

“BlueCross values the health and safety of all of our people. As such, a condition of your employment is that you will be required to participate in vaccination programs as determined by BlueCross and mandated by the government in the aged care sector”

All people employed at BlueCross are required to undergo a pre-employment process that includes a current Police Record & NDIS Check, vaccination status and eligibility to work.