Maintenace Supervisor

**Churches of Christ, Toowoomba Aged Care Service**

**Maintenance Supervisor**

**Permanent, Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine a career at Churches of Christ**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Employee discount program through our large network or retail partners (Bupa Health, Medibank, JB HI-FI etc);
- A work culture that values you.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**Highlighting the importance of this role**

We currently have an opportunity for a Maintenance Supervisor to join our team at Toowoomba Aged Care Service on a Full-time basis.

As the Maintenance Supervisor you will be responsible for supervising a maintenance team and providing preventative and corrective maintenance duties across our service.

In this role you will:

- Provide guidance, training and supervision to all Maintenance Officers, Maintenance Workers and Volunteers;
- Regularly undertake maintenance work utilising trade skills and qualifications, undertake general maintenance work including, but not limited to, repairs, installation, cleaning etc;
- Undertake grounds maintenance including, but not limited to, mowing, fertilising, pruning, garden refuse removal, and pet care (where applicable);
- Undertake maintenance work in accordance with the preventative maintenance schedule;
- Perform orderly duties, as required.

**What you can bring to the team**

You are a self-starting and driven individual who loves working collaboratively as part of a team, however, you are also capable of working on your own. With your highly developed customer focus and excellent service skills you resolve gardening and maintenance issues as they arise. You have proven knowledge and physical capacity to use and maintain equipment as required by the role. Always ready to provide support, you have a welcoming, caring and compassionate nature.

To be suited to this position ideally you will have:

- Relevant trade qualifications i.e. carpentry, plumbing, electrical etc;
- Demonstrated experience in the gardener/handyman/maintenance role;
- Demonstrated team leadership experience;
- Previous experience in residential aged care, retirement living or community services environment is highly regarded but not essential;
- Applied knowledge of Workplace Health & safety requirements, or ability to acquire same within one month of employment;
- A current driver's licence;
- National Police Check or the ability to acquire.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received