Maintenance Officer

Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT) is a leading not-for-profit high-quality aged care provider. For 50 over years, our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and support services for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT
- _ Genuine career progression pathways_
- _ An extra paid day off around Christmas time_
- _ Maxxia Salary Packaging and Rewards, including discounts at major retailers, cinemas and restaurants_

**Why join us?**

We have a long history of providing exceptional care that empowers older people to live a full life. As a not-for-profit aged care provider, we're able to invest in providing an exceptional experience to our clients as well as support and develop our frontline staff to achieve this.

When you join us, you will be provided with a** competitive rate of pay, $15,900 not-for-profit salary packaging benefits** and the support of a wonderful leadership team and colleagues.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance professional to work within a rewarding role in Aged Care for our facility in Marsfield.

**The Role**

Reporting to the Area Maintenance Supervisor, an exciting opportunity has risen for a **Maintenance Officer** role at our Retirement Aged Care facility in Marsfield.

**This is a full time role.**
- You will be responsible in providing basic general maintenance repairs (electrical & plumbing, carpentry and building)
- You will also be providing gardening maintenance tasks (sweeping, hosing, keeping the outside of buildings clean and tidy, mowing lawns, hedging and general garden maintenance)
- Will communicate effectively with residents, staff, and families, being empathetic and understanding of the needs of aged residents
- A current NSW Driver License
- Sensitive to the needs of the elderly in a residential care setting
- Ability to work under minimum supervision
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Basic computer skill
- Understanding of workplace safety
- Experience as a Maintenance Person in Aged Care or similar industry is desirable

**About Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)**
- We are a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to empower older people to ‘live life to the full’. For the last 50 years our name has been trusted by the community to provide care and _support for thousands of people in over 40 locations across NSW and the ACT._
- We have a passion for providing the best care with clinical excellence. We offer person-centred care services to meet individual needs and preferences in residential aged care as well as in-home care. At SCC, people are at the heart of everything we do. We support our employees to excel_