Cleaners (Vehicle Cleaning)

**Flourish Australia has multiple opportunities for **General Hands - Cleaners** **to join the Community Businesses team** across Sydney**:
The positions available are:

- **Casual**:

- Site based in **St Marys, working remotely in Silverwater**:

- **Must be available to work evening shifts on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday**:

- All positions are classified at** Grade 3 **on the Flourish Australia Enterprise Agreement (2018)** **equivalent to SES Grade 3 **$23.23/hr +25% casual loading**

**About the Community Businesses**:

- Social: to create a recovery and reintegration pathway for people with mental health issues through various employment activities.
- Economic: to operate the business on a commercially sustainable basis of profitable growth whilst simultaneously offering employment opportunities for people.
- Product: to provide a range of commercial industry-standard products that meet the expectations and needs of targeted markets.
- Support: to increase awareness of mental health issues and to encourage businesses to support the Community Businesses.

As a General Hand - Cleaner, you will:

- Clean trucks and other vehicles, both internally and externally.
- Ensure all daily and periodical cleaning is completed to the correct standards.
- Adhere to protocol concerning the cleaning of buildings and rooms.
- Use cleaning machinery such as buffing machines, vacuum cleaner back packs.
- Provide cleaning services in a flexible manner so as not to disrupt the duties of other employees in their work.
- Regularly assist Supported Employees in the performance of their cleaning duties.
- Adhere to strict infection control and cross contamination protocols.
- Act as a role model for people with diverse levels of aptitude and expertise who are developing vocational cleaning skills

For more information about what it means to be a **General Hand - Cleaner **with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description.

**Who we are**:
Flourish Australia operates social enterprises and community businesses with the purpose of creating sustainable employment, vocational and training opportunities for people with mental health issues. We work in local communities to help people on their mental health recovery journey.

Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

**Selection Criteria**:
Essential:

- Relevant qualifications in cleaning (or willingness to obtain).
- Have a demonstrated understanding of cleaning techniques and equipment in a commercial &/or domestic setting.
- Well-developed verbal communication skills.
- Able to work empathetically with people with a mental health issue or psychosocial disability.
- Ability to work with common sense and proceed with mínimal supervision.

Desirable:

- A Current Australian Driver’s Licence
- Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health issues and how providing a recovery-oriented service is of benefit to people.

**About the Benefits**:

- **Attractive hourly rates**:

- Regular **supervision (reflective practice)**, ongoing 1:1 **mentoring**, strong **team support **and a **comprehensive induction **program
- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- Exclusive** Fleet price discounts with Kia Motors**:

- **Employee Assistance Programs** for free, confidential wellbeing support
- **Inclusive initiatives** such as our **Rainbow Network and YarnUp** for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff