Maintenance Officer/handyman

**Maintenance Officer**

Cahoots Org

Bullsbrook, Perth WA

Maintenance & Handyperson Services (Trades & Services)

Part time

$32.89 - $35.43 per hour plus Salary Sacrifice

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

This is a unique role in an attractive setting. Cahoots Adventure Camp consists of 5-acres of manicured lawns and gardens nestled in a bushland setting. Just a twenty-minute drive from Joondalup and fifteen minutes from Ellenbrook, the campsite features 130 beds and offers catering and exciting adventure activities to hundreds of campers every year.

We are currently looking for a full or part-time Maintenance Officer to assist in all aspects of site maintenance. The right applicant will have completed or almost completed a trade apprenticeship or can demonstrate a similar level of experience. If you are interested in a broad range of maintenance work and have a willingness to learn, then this job is for you

**About us**

Cahoots, a West Australian charity, owns and operates Cahoots Adventure Camp situated on 30 acres of rural bushland in West Bullsbrook. The camp hosts schools and community groups for overnight camps and day bookings, as well as Cahoots camps for children and young people living with disability.

The mission of Cahoots WA is to give people facing exceptional challenges or living with a disability the chance of living their best life. We provide inclusive opportunities through a range of social, cultural, educational and recreational activities, camps, and programs that build confidence, create connection and establish valuable life skills, making a significant difference to our participant's quality of life**.**

Cahoots is an equal opportunity employer and values the benefits a diverse and inclusive team brings to the organisation and our community. People from all cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly welcomed and encouraged to apply.

**ESSENTIAL SKILLS**
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication, both written and verbal
- Comfortable working with technology
- Trade experience
- Great attitude and a desire to learn (growth mindset)
- Open-minded and teachable
- Safety-minded
- C-class driver’s license and own reliable transportation

**DESIREABLE SKILLS**
- Current Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) and Provide CPR (HLTAID009) qualifications.
- Manual drivers license
- Experience operating machinery

**PERSONAL QUALITIES**
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic and pride in a job well done
- Energetic, friendly and enthusiastic
- Positive, approachable, polite and easy-going
- Excellent time management, punctual, reliable, neat and tidy
- Enjoys responsibility and shows initiative
- Flexible with change, a solution focused lateral thinker

**Benefits**
- Be part of a values driven, mission focused team, who are creating life changing opportunities for children and young people in WA.
- Work outdoors enriching lives

**Skill Development and Certification**
- Working at Heights
- First Aid and CPR
- Working in Confined Spaces
- Testing and tagging
- Pool Operators Certificate
- Landscaping and garden maintenance
- Chainsaw ticket
- General building maintenance

**How to apply**

Please submit an up-to-date resume and a short cover letter detailing why you would be suitable for the role in relation to the tasks, responsibilities and criteria included above.

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application Question(s):

- Do you have or are you able to obtain a Working with Children Check?
- Are you able to obtain a National Police Certificate?

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers Licence (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 29/01/2025
Expected Start Date: 10/02/2025