Maintenance Officer

**Churches of Christ, Little Mountain Aged Care Service**

**Permanent, Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

In this role you will play a powerful role in helping in the labouring duties associated with grounds & lawns maintenance and preventative and corrective general maintenance services in our Little Mountain Residential facility. Working 5 days a week (Mo-Fr), you will be an integral member of a small team.

You will maintain an inventory of equipment and ensure it's in accordance with manufacturer recommendations. Along with relevant record keeping and administration, you will ensure all practices are completed in a timely manner, including all planned and programmed gardening and maintenance.

Your days will be varied and you will also:

- Undertake general maintenance work including repairs, installation and cleaning;
- Undertake grounds maintenance including mowing, edging, pruning, weeding, fertilising, and garden refuse removal;
- Complete all relevant record keeping, utilising the organisation's management systems.

**About you**

This role would be ideal for a dedicated, experience and organised Maintenance Officer who is looking for a new challenge. You will be a driven self-starter who loves working collaboratively as part of a team, however, you are also capable of working autonomously.

With your highly developed customer focus and excellent service skills, you resolve gardening and maintenance issues as they arise and enjoy interacting with staff and residents. You have proven knowledge and physical capacity to use and maintain equipment as required by the role. Ever ready to provide support, you have a welcoming, caring and compassionate nature.

As the Maintenance Officer, ideally your experience and qualifications include:

- Previous experience in residential aged care, retirement living or community services environment is highly regarded but not required;
- Demonstrated experience in a maintenance or landscaping role;
- Knowledge of work health and safety requirements, or the ability to acquire within one month of employment;
- A current driver's licence (or ability to acquire one within 1 month of employment);
- Possess a current National Police Check, or the willingness to acquire one.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as they are received.