Maintenance Assistant

**Job description**
**Maintenance Assistant (Maddington or Wembley)***:

- Business Services & Systems | Procurement/Contract Management, Property/Building Maintenance
Closing date: 17/05/2025

When you join MercyCare, you join something bigger. A community of staff that make a difference at the heart of the community. As a leading Western Australian not-for-profit provider of aged care, family, community, early learning and disability services we support people throughout life’s journey. We invest in our people by building rewarding careers, offering training and development opportunities and a values-driven culture where our people can belong and thrive.

**About the role**

We have a unique opportunity in a cohesive and dynamic team for a driven self starter with maintenance experience to demonstrate their passion for service delivery, supporting the Maintenance Lead in providing safe and efficient maintenance services across MercyCare facilities, with the role based primarily in either Maddington or Wembley facility on a permanent basis.

You will assist with the maintenance of buildings and equipment under the direction of the Lead, scheduling maintenance tasks to a high standard, with safety front of mind in all activities you’re involved in. You will manage reactive maintenance within your remit and approved capabilities in a timely way, support external trades people in undertaking on site repairs, and maintaining clinical equipment such as wheelchairs and beds, and ad hoc repairs to company property as and when required to ensure overall upkeep is efficient and timely.

**About you**

With a strong attention to detail and a personable and collaborative approach, the successful individual will be flexible, energised, organised and ‘hands on’, taking guidance where needed and working positively with their immediate team and broader work groups to get the job done, with safety and quality at the forefront

Your resilience and ‘can do’ approach will see you to success in this role as will your demonstrated experience in a previous similar handyperson or maintenance trade assistant role.

You will also require the following:

- Evidence of safety related training
- Demonstrated handyperson experience in a similar role
- Proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite and able to monitor and manage work tasks
- Planning and time management ability
- Resilience and perseverance in managing multiple deadlines
- National Police Clearance (obtained within the last 6 months)
- Evidence of Covid and Influenza Vaccination (preferable)

**About the benefits**

You’ll join an inclusive and diverse Western Australian organisation making a difference in local communities. With extensive opportunities to make an impact you’ll also have access to:

- Not for profit Salary Packaging options up to $18,000
- Childcare discounts for your little ones
- Options to purchase additional leave for work life balance.
- Career Pathways, Professional Development and Training
- Comprehensive Wellbeing Program including discounted health insurance and free flu vaccinations

**To Apply**

**_At MercyCare, every person matters._**
- With our 175-year legacy extending back to the Sisters of Mercy, today we stand proud to make a positive difference in our local communities. We live by our values - respect, integrity, compassion, justice, excellence, and courage._