Environmental Services Assistant

Job Requisition ID: 5642
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Cranbourne, VIC, AU, 3977
- Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
- Posting Date: 26 Aug 2025

**Monash Health is a great place to work**

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest and most comprehensive health service. For more than 170 years, Monash Health and its predecessors have provided safe, high-quality healthcare and service for people at every life stage. With 25,500 employees, we provide care across south-eastern metropolitan Melbourne and rural Victoria from over 40 locations; via telehealth, within local communities and in people’s homes.

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**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**Welcome to Cranbourne Community Hospital**
The **Cranbourne Community Hospital** is a modern, purpose-built facility designed to deliver high-quality healthcare closer to home for the local community. It provides a wide range of services including urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions, day surgery, specialist consultations, chronic disease management, and community health programs. By reducing demand on larger hospitals, it plays a vital role in ensuring timely, accessible, and patient-focused care for Cranbourne and surrounding suburbs.

**About the Role**:
Join our team as an Environmental Services Assistant (ESA) on part-time basis to work at the new Cranbourne Community Hospital.

Being part of the Support Services team, and reporting to General Services Manager, ESAs are responsible for maintaining a clean, hygienic, and safe hospital environment; not only for patients, but also for visitors and colleagues across Monash Health. Directly supporting patient recovery and staff safety, ESAs deliver high-quality environmental services across clinical and non-clinical areas.

**Key responsibilities include (but not limited to)**:

- Delivering general and detailed cleaning of wards, offices, and public areas
- Ensuring adherence to infection prevention and control protocols at all times
- Adhering to safety protocols when using cleaning chemicals and equipment in line with safety guidelines
- Managing waste removal and disposal procedures safely and responsibly
- Maintaining cleaning schedules and documentation
- Reporting maintenance or safety hazards promptly
- Collaborating with clinical and support teams to deliver service excellence
- Ensuring patient privacy and dignity at all times
- Complete relevant workplace training modules
- Distribution and collection of linen.

We currently have the following opportunities available:
**Position 1**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 60 hours

**Position 2**
**Days**: Monday - Wednesday
**Hours**: 3:00 pm - 10:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 42 hours

**Position 3**
**Days**: Thursday - Saturday
**Hours**: 3:00 pm - 10:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 42 hours

**Position 4**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 50 hours

**Position 5**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 8:00 am - 2:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 60 hours

**Position 6**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 5:30 pm - 11:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 55 hours

**Position 7**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 60 hours

**Position 8**
**Days**: Monday - Friday
**Hours**: 4:30 pm - 11 pm
**Total Hours per Fortnight**: 60 hours

**About You**:
To ensure your success in this role, you will bring experience in environmental services within a hospital or commercial cleaning setting with strong demonstrated knowledge of infection control and hygiene practices. You are a reliable and punctual team member with great verbal and written communication skills. Whether you’re work independently or as part of a team; you always follow manual handling, safety protocols, and procedural instructions.

**In Return**:
As an ESA, you will play a vital role in supporting patient care while working within a supportive and inclusive team culture. Monash Health offers ongoing opportunities for professional development and leadership training. ESAs benefit from job stability within Victoria’s largest public health service, along with clear career pathways across environmental and support services.

As a Monash Health employee you will enjoy a variety of benefits, such as:

- Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
- Novated leasing for vehicle options
- Full-time employees accrue 5 week’s annual leave (pro rata for part-time employees)
- Free annual flu vaccinations
- Uniform and laundry allowance

**About Us**:
Our Environmental Services Team plays a vital role in supporting Monash Health’s mission to provide safe, high-quality care. We are a diverse and de