Environmental Services Assistant

Location: South West Region | Camperdown

Job type: Casual

Organisation: South West Healthcare

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Environment

Reference: VG/1831009

Camperdown Victoria is located only a 45 minutes’ drive from Warrnambool or less than a 2 and a half hour drive along the Princes Highway from Melbourne. Camperdown is a historically significant town in South West Victoria which is not only home to over 3000 residents but also famous lakes and craters, clocktower, elm-lined boulevard, historic buildings and friendly local community. The Camperdown Campus hospital comprises of a total 63 beds (25 acute, 36 aged care and 2 bed urgent care centre), birthing suites/midwifery services, palliative care services, one operating theatre, radiology and pathology services and district nursing services. Also within Camperdown is the South West Healthcare’s Manifold Place Community Health, David Newman Day Centre and the Camperdown Mental Health Service.

**About the role**

Environmental Service Assistants are a key member of the South West Healthcare Support Services team. Environmental Service Assistants work with other Support Services team members to undertake a range of clinical and non-clinical cleaning duties which supports the well-being of patients, staff and community.

The Environmental Service Assistant is likely to have contact with patients, staff and visitors to the hospital and will demonstrate effective inter-personnel skills and an ability to work cooperatively and flexibly so as to not disrupt the operation of the Health Service.

**Position overview.**
- Casual position available
- $33+ per hour, plus superannuation

**What you bring**
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Effective communication skills
- Great customer service skills
- Capacity to operate unsupervised when required
- Fantastic time management and ability to develop efficient routines
- Able to work weekends, public holidays and/or change shifts across a 24 hour, 7 day a week roster
- Previous commercial cleaning experience preferred (but not essential)
- Knowledge of cleaning techniques and requirements in a health service setting

**What we offer**

You will enjoy benefits such as:

- Excellent salary packaging options including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions;
- Internal and external professional development opportunities;
- A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs;
- Excellent terms and conditions of employment.

**Who we are**

As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community.

SWH respects all individuals and promote equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural and religious backgrounds and socio
- economic status.

SWH is the major specialist referral centre for the Barwon South West sub-region, and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health and aged services.

As an organisation SWH prides themselves on their values; Care, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Leadership and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.

**How to apply**

Employment Terms and Conditions will be in line with the _Health And Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021-2025_

The successful applicant will be required to be eligible for and undergo the following:

- Police Record Check
- Employee Working with Children's Check
- Current Immunisation status