Garden and Maintenance Assistant

4 weeks ago

Norwood, Australia Respect Full time

**Join Our Team as a Garden Maintenance Services Assistant**:

- Full-Time | Monday to Friday | Launceston and Surrounding Areas_

Are you looking for meaningful work in a supportive environment, with opportunities for long-term employment and professional development? We are seeking a dedicated **Garden and Maintenance Services Assistan**t to join our Retirement Village team and help maintain a safe and welcoming facility.

**Who we are**:As a proud not for profit organisation since 1922, Respect Aged Care serves older residents through our high standard of care and community. Our focus is on giving back to older adults by fostering communities of belonging. Headquartered on the northwest coast of Tasmania, our philosophy is: _Everyone deserves the right to a life well-lived, with dignity and respect. _Our organisation is constantly growing, with many homes and thousands of residents and employees across Victoria, New south Wales and Tasmania. Respect also has home care services in multiple states, and more than 700 units in different retirement villages and independent living communities.

**About the Role**
The Garden and Maintenance Services Assistant is responsible for implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating a comprehensive preventative and corrective maintenance program for the facility’s buildings, equipment, and grounds.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide excellent communication and customer service.
- Maintain buildings, public spaces, and grounds to ensure a safe and high-quality environment.
- Perform general maintenance tasks to keep facilities safe, functional, and compliant with standards.
- Carry out gardening tasks, including maintaining garden beds, pathways, and outdoor seating areas to ensure they are clean, safe, and free from debris.
- Ensure plants are watered and well-maintained.
- Keep accurate records of maintenance and gardening activities.
- Manage stock levels for regular maintenance and gardening tasks.
- Assist with maintaining an accurate and up-to-date asset register.
- Contribute to refurbishment, equipment replacement, and capital works planning.
- Identify preventative maintenance needs and create a documented schedule.
- Ensure compliance with legal requirements and essential services for preventative and corrective maintenance.
- Maintain facility vehicles by ensuring they are clean, tidy, and serviced as per the maintenance schedule.
- Provide on-call support as required.

**Requirements**:
**Essential Criteria**
- General maintenance and gardening skills.
- Current Driver’s License.
- Current National Police Certificate (or ability to obtain).
- Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration.

**Desirable Criteria**
- Experience in consulting, establishing, and managing maintenance programs.
- Skills and experience in maintenance and horticulture management.
- Background in residential aged care or a similar environment.

**Benefits**

**What we can offer you**:

- Competitive salary and entitlements.
- Pay incentives including not-for-profit salary packaging.
- Meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation.
- Long-term employment in a recession-proof sector.
- Learning, development, and growth opportunities.
- Discounted private health insurance.

**Our purpose**:
To care for the elderly in our communities in an environment of respect, value, and belonging.

**Our Values**:
**Respect - **Treat all people with fairness and dignity
**Care -** Look after and protect the elderly, and each other
**Teamwork -** Encourage, cooperate, and build trust
**Courage -** Do the right thing, even when it’s difficult
**Integrity -** Be open, honest, and trustworthy
**Innovation -** Think differently to solve problems.
**Excellence -** Drive quality to continuously improve.

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