Environmental Services Assistant

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Part time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial, Facilities Management, Health and Allied Health

Reference: 64997

**Working in Healthcare has never been more important or meaningful**

**Our Journey**

Support Services is responsible for the provision of non-clinical services that includes food services, patient support, porters, cleaning, linen, pest control, central production kitchen, waste management, car parking, hygiene services and some retail services. The General Services department at Casey requires an Environmental Services Assistant to work as part of our team performing cleaning in our Emergency Department

**Environmental Services Assistant - Emergency Department**

Tuesday and Wednesday 06.30 - 14.00
- (28 hours per fortnight) _

**A Day in the Life**

Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

- Environmental cleaning
- Cleaning of floors surfaces
- Cleaning stairwells, windows, window ledges and other surfaces.
- Bathroom and toilet cleaning

**What you bring**:

- A strong commitment to working effectively as part of a team and flexibility to change shifts or cover staff leave at short notice

**On a Personal level**:

- Excellent verbal & written communication skills
- A commitment to delivering excellent customer service
- Takes pride in your work with great attention to detail
- Has great time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks
- Is able to work unsupervised but take direction

**What you need**:

- A high standard of demonstrated experience in customer service and cleaning in a healthcare environment
- Clear understanding of the Victorian Public Hospital Cleaning Standards
- Excellent understanding of infection control procedures
- Effective organisational skills with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments
- Able to undertake physical work including lifting, carrying and manual handling
- Ability to understand, follow and implement written instructions and company procedures
- The ability to maintain the highest standards of integrity and confidentiality
- A “Can Do” attitude with the capability to problem solve and troubleshoot
- Basic to intermediate computer/digital skills

**In Return**
- A supportive environment
- A great service to the patients in our care
- For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Janine Pickering on 03 8768 1663._

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

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:

- Salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- A comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- Free flu vaccinations
- Private health insurance at discounted rates
- Health imaging services

Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 people work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and iCare values.

**How to Apply**

**Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).**
- Cover letter - Telling us what days of the week and shifts you can work
- Current CV - Outlining current work experience
- Covid19 vaccination certificate - Showing evidence of 3 doses