Grounds Maintenance Supervisor

Location: Geelong- Brand: Community, Residential & Pathways- Date Posted: 14 Oct 2024**Location**: North Geelong, Victoria
**Employment Status**: Full-Time, Ongoing
**Pay Range**:Starting From $29.64 p/h + 11.5% Super
**Salary Packaging**:Not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum, plus further benefits for meals and entertainment up to $2,649 annually.

**Hey You***:
Are you a hands-on leader with a passion for grounds maintenance and helping others grow? We're looking for a **Grounds Maintenance Supervisor** to lead and mentor a small team of supported employees in a fulfilling, community-focused role. Join our team at genU Business Enterprises, where your efforts will have a real impact on both our customers and the lives of our supported employees.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead a team of 2-3 supported employees in performing grounds and garden maintenance.
- Provide daily supervision and mentorship to help supported employees develop new skills and reach their full potential.
- Deliver high-quality service to both internal and external customers, ensuring productivity and safety at all times.
- Manage tasks, provide feedback, and ensure work is completed efficiently and to customer expectations.
- Maintain and care for grounds at genU and customer sites, adhering to strict OH&S standards.
- Complete required documentation, including written feedback on employee performance.

***About You***:
You’re not just someone who gets the job done - you love working with people of all abilities and fostering a supportive, inclusive workplace. Your excellent communication skills and attention to detail ensure that every task is handled professionally, while your leadership keeps your team engaged and motivated.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Proven experience leading small teams.
- High level of pride in your work, with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong ability to train and motivate employees of all abilities.
- Willingness to adhere to all safety guidelines and procedures.
- Strong written, verbal, and computer skills.
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willingness to obtain.
- Completion of the NDIS Worker Orientation Module or willingness to complete.

**Additional Requirements**:

- Ability to work alongside people of all abilities and contribute to a positive, safe, and inclusive workplace.
- Previous experience in grounds maintenance or a related field is a plus.

***For you***:

- Here at genU we're a group of passionate, driven people who want everyone’s lives to be happier and healthier, especially people with disabilities, the ageing and those experiencing disadvantage. We operate solely for community benefit and invest back into the same communities in which our services are delivered._
- genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity,_ _ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day._

genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:

- **Investment in You**:in addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
- **Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing**: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
- **Increase your Take Home Pay**: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
- **Employee Discount Program**: Save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia’s most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
- **Study Scholarship**: all genU employees are eligible for a 25% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- **Employee Referral Program**: refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period.