Cleaner Carrum Downs

**Family friendly work/life balance workplace**:

- **Rewarding and meaningful work**:

- ** Achieve Job security**:

- ** Save on tax with generous salary packaging benefits -**Novated leasing, general living expenses, regional area benefits, meal entertainment, Holiday Accommodation and Venue hire
- **Paid training & support for professional development**:

- **We support Career Progression -** Scholarship programs, student placement and internal promotion opportunities
- ** Access our Employee Assistance program - **Confidential free counselling (personal, work, financial or legal).
- ** Employee wellness portal** - discounted memberships (e.g. gym, spa)
- ** Eligible staff receive benefits like income protection from our default Superannuation provider**
- ** We are looking for a hard working and dedicated cleaner passionate about keeping our residential premises immaculate for elderly persons**

**No experience required**

**Permanent part time**

**Monday to Friday**

**20 hours to 32.5 hours p/week available**

**4 hours to 6.5 hour shifts p/day**

**$25.36 to $26.16 p/hr base (depending on skill/experience)**

**+ 10.5% Superannuation + not for profit packaging**

**The position is based in our new building at Carrum Downs**

**About us...**

**MiCare **is a multicultural organisation serving multicultural Elders.

Join the company that makes you feel as part of the family. Whether you are interacting with Elders, fellow staff or management, you feel you belong.

MiCare Avondrust Lodge is a state of the art facility which was purpose built with both Elders and Staff in mind, to ensure effective Person Centred Care.

It has small beautiful households of 12 Elders each, with excellent ratios of 1:6 or less which enables carers to achieve best outcomes for the Elders. Social and therapeutic alliances are formed as staff bond with Elders in their households. Staff and Elders get to know each other well. Elders share their wisdom. Staff become proud advocates of these dear members of the household, to continue giving outstanding care.

At MiCare, it doesn't feel like work, it feels like a happy home where everyone looks forward to coming.

**About the role...**

We are looking for a hard working and diligent Cleaner that will maintain a clean and hazard free work environment at our Carrum Downs Residential Aged Care facility.

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the daily cleaning of rooms, furniture and fittings, toilets and showers, waste and general areas of the premises. Aged Care experience in a similar role highly advantageous but not essential. Some of key responsibilities of the position include:

- Cleaning floors, mopping surfaces, washing/scrubbing surface areas, dusting, emptying waste, vacuuming
- Team work
- Effective communication
- Elder satisfaction
- Adherence to work health and safety requirements

**About you...**

You will have a flexible, caring, patient attitude and an ability to work in a professional, respectful and proficient manner. You will show initiative in the scope of work practice and commit to continuous improvement.

**Qualifications**
- No formal qualification required
- Certificates in Aged Care/Cleaning advantageous but not essential

**Skills**:

- The ability to accept direction and to work in a team environment with mínimal supervision
- To have a basic knowledge of Work Health and Safety procedures
- The ability to work in a safe and respectful manner
- The ability to work with frail and/or cognitively impaired elders and their families within the Accreditation Standards and funding guidelines
- Good interpersonal skills

**A police check with no disclosable outcome, medicare evidence of current influenza and COVID-19 vaccination is required by MiCare for this position.**

**A commitment to work exclusively with MiCare Residential Aged Care facility as your only employer during COVID-19 will be highly regarded.**

**How to apply...**

**For Enquiries...**

**If you meet the above criteria and you’re interested in contributing to an organisation that values the highest level of quality in everything it sets out to achieve, we want to hear from you**

MiCare is a Child Safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children.

MiCare says “NO” to Family Violence. We believe that everyone deserves to feel safe, respected, valued and treated as equals.

MiCare is committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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