General Hand

**Flourish Australia has an opportunity for a **General Hand - Cleaner** **to join the Community Businesses team** at St Marys and Glendenning**:
The position available is:

- **Part-time **_(26.5 hours per week)_
- Based at **St Marys with remote work required at Glendenning**:

- **Working between Monday and Friday**:

- Attractive hourly rates equivalent to SES Grade 3 **$23.23/hr + shift loading + super**

**About the Community Businesses**:

- Social: to create a recovery and reintegration pathway for people with mental health issues through various employment activities.
- Economic: to operate the business on a commercially sustainable basis of profitable growth whilst simultaneously offering employment opportunities for people.
- Product: to provide a range of commercial industry-standard products that meet the expectations and needs of targeted markets.
- Support: to increase awareness of mental health issues and to encourage businesses to support the Community Businesses.

As a General Hand - Cleaner, you may:

- Ensure all daily and periodical cleaning is completed to the correct standards.
- Adhere to protocol concerning the cleaning of buildings and rooms.
- Use cleaning machinery such as buffing machines, vacuum cleaner back packs.
- Provide cleaning services in a flexible manner so as not to disrupt the duties of other employees in their work.
- Regularly assist Supported Employees in the performance of their cleaning duties.
- Adhere to strict infection control and cross contamination protocols.
- Act as a role model for people with diverse levels of aptitude and expertise who are developing vocational cleaning skills

For more information about what it means to be a **General Hand - Cleaner **with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description.

**Who we are**:
Flourish Australia operates social enterprises and community businesses with the purpose of creating sustainable employment, vocational and training opportunities for people with mental health issues. We work in local communities to help people on their mental health recovery journey.

Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

**Selection Criteria**:
Essential:

- Relevant qualifications in cleaning (or willingness to obtain).
- Have a demonstrated understanding of cleaning techniques and equipment in a commercial &/or domestic setting.
- Well-developed verbal communication skills.
- Able to work empathetically with people with a mental health issue or psychosocial disability.
- Ability to work with common sense and proceed with mínimal supervision.

Desirable:

- A Current Australian Driver’s Licence
- Understanding of the challenges faced by people with a lived experience of mental health issues and how providing a recovery-oriented service is of benefit to people.

**About the Benefits**:

- **Attractive hourly rates**:

- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** available up to $15,900
- Generous leave provisions for full-time staff including **17.5% leave loading+ 2 additional days of personal leave+ extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + paid parental leave**:

- **Employee discounts** at 350+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)
- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- Regular **supervision (reflective practice)**, ongoing 1:1 **mentoring** **and a **comprehensive induction **program
- **Employee Assistance Program** for confidential wellbeing support
- Opportunities for **professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
- **Inclusive initiatives** such as our **Rainbow Network and YarnUp** for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- Exclusive personal **Fleet pricing discounts** **with Kia Motors