Gardening & Maintenance Officer - Support at Home

3 days ago


Hove, Australia Alwyndor Aged Care Full time

**Fantastic opportunity working in the Community**:

- **Competitive hourly rate and Salary Sacrifice opportunities**:

- ** Ongoing training and team meetings, excellent ongoing support from management and working with a team of like-minded and motivated colleagues**

Alwyndor is an Adelaide based not-for-profit provider of Residential Living, Home Support and Healthy Living services located in the seaside suburb of Hove. Alwyndor is the result of the legacy and generosity of Dorothy Cheater who bequeathed the property to the City of Holdfast Bay.

We are seeking a Gardening and Maintenance Officer to join our team of committed and passionate professionals and provide a range of high quality gardening and maintenance services to older people living in their own homes in the community.

This will mean you will perform General Home and Garden Maintenance activities such as (but not limited to):

- Maintenance of internal & external fixtures and fittings including (but not limited to) fitting light globes, fly screens, door magnets, tap washers/taps, replace batteries in smoke alarms, installation of rails, key hides.
- Basic landscaping to ensure safety of clients including lawn mowing, tree/shrub pruning and shaping bushes, basic planting, eliminating pests and garden rubbish tidy up and weeding.

This role requires people who are excellent communicators who have a positive attitude/friendly nature with a flexible approach that enables you to build lasting relationships based on trust and commitment with all stakeholders, our clients, their families and members of your team.

We want people who:

- are skilled in provision of gardening and maintenance services
- have a genuine commitment to helping older people retain their independence so that they can remain at home in the community while it is reasonable to do so
- are responsible and well organised approach to work with the demonstrated ability to prioritise workload and tasks
- have genuine empathy and respect for and ability to work with older people and their family/carers
- are understanding of and compliance with confidentiality requirements
- are reliable, honest and trustworthy
- have the ability to complete documentation reliably and in a timely manner
- have the proven ability to work independently without close supervision
- have excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
- have a basic knowledge of legislation in aged care and the legal implications of actions taken, e.g. Elder Abuse, Code of Conduct and duty of care;
- have a basic understanding of the needs and strengths of older people

To be considered for this role you must have:

- a basic understanding of the role of Home Support Services in supporting older people. You must also be willing to obtain a National Police Certificate before commencing employment as well as a pre-employment medical.
- a Current Drivers Licence

Desired for this Role:

- Experience with Horticulture (or equivalent) and/ or trade
- Experience working with the community
- First Aid Certificate

Alwyndor is an equal opportunity employer. People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.


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