Maintenance Officer

**Be the difference. Enjoy great rewards and benefits.**:

- ** Permanent Full Time position**:

- ** Bupa Health Insurance and Health Club discounts**:

- ** Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay**

**About the role**

The role is responsible for remedial and preventative maintenance programs for Residential sites, ensuring that a prompt, high quality service is provided and that all relevant standards are met and maintained at all times.

The Maintenance Officer also performs general building and Facility Maintenance duties including light refurbishments, scheduled and reactive tasks including emergency repairs.

The role ensures that residents and staff of the Residential sites are provided with a safe and comfortable environment in which to live and work. The role may be varied to include other property / facilities and or clients across the greater organisation. This includes Community assistance as and or when required.

The role will also include an element of on-call responsibilities pending needs and or circumstances required.

For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.

**About you**

We are looking for people who will be the difference in the lives of our residents and clients.
- Highly versatile with excellent maintenance experience and capabilities
- Good communication skills and ability to relate to older persons
- Exceptionally meticulous and organised
- Strong work ethic, takes pride in swift-yet-thorough service
- Ability to thrive on autonomy as well as being open, friendly and definitely part of the team
- Applicants with previous experience in an Aged Care setting will be highly regarded

**About us**

Southern Cross Care is one of Australia’s leading charitable aged care, health and retirement living service providers. We value the diversity in our team, live and breathe our values of Service, Courage and Compassion and offer salary packaging benefits to maximise your take-home pay.

When you work for us, we value you as an individual, care for your well-being and develop your skills to help you build your career. We reward creativity and provide the stability and flexibility you need. When you work for us, you work better for life.

**Applications close**: 4pm on Tuesday 29th of April 2025